173rd Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
ANNUAL REPORT
SEPTEMBER I, 1977-DECEMBER 31,1978
Eight Contemporary American Realists Exhibition, 1977
Figure: Duane Hanson; Walls: Sidney Goodman
THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THIRD
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE
FINE ARTS
1977-1978
Since its founding in 1805,
The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts has been dedicated
to collecting the finest in
American Art and to the education
of many of the country's
outstanding artists.
The Academy building is a
designated Historic Landmark; it
is a splendid Victorian building
which was a major attraction
of the Centennial celebration
in 1876 and houses its
galleries and its school.
It was restored to its former
glory in 1976 and now stands
as the only completely authentically
restored Frank Furness building
of this era in Philadelphia.
ISBN 0-8757-85-6
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
CATALOGUE CARD NUMBER 52-22247
PUBLISHED BY
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19102
COPYRIGHT 1979 BY
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Cover: Watercolor by Chapman Kelley,
Graduate of th e
Pennsylvania Academ y of the
Fine Arts, 1955.
Win ner Cresson Award : 1954, 1955.
Typography and Printing:
Oshiver Studio Press, Inc.
Design :
Walter B. Morawski and
Susan Rappaport
Photographic Credits:
George Bezushko
Will Brown
Stephen Hammond
Elliott Kaufman
Martha Ledger
Jules Sc hick
CONTENTS
Board of Trustees and Committees
Report of the President
6, 7
8
Report of the Director
10
Report of the Curator
12
Acquisitions
14
Loans From The Academy Museum
18
Report of The Museum Education Department
20
Report of the Dean
22
Report of the Women 's Committee
24
Fi nan cial Statement
26
Members of th e Administration and Staff
29
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
OF THE FINE ARTS
September 1, 1977 to December 31,1978
September 1, 1977 to December 31, 1978
Officers
Executive
Henry S. McNeil, President
Charles E. Mather III , Vic e President
Clement B. Newbold , Jr. , Treasurer
Robert Stubbs, Secretary
(resigned March 31, 1979)
Rita P. Damiano, Comptroller
Henry S. McNeil, Chairman
Charles E. Mather III , Vice Chairman
Daniel W. Dietrich II
John Gribbel 2nd
Samuel M. V. Hamilton
Frank T. Howard
Charles J. Kenkelen
Donald E. Meads
Clement B. Newbold, Jr.
Mrs. George Reath'
Herbert S. Riband, Jr.'
Charles J. Webb II '
Board 01 Trustees
Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg
Walter G. Arader
Mrs. James Biddle
Mrs. Bertram D. Coleman
Mrs. James W. Cooke'
Daniel W. Dietrich II
John Gribbel 2nd
David Gwinnt
Samuel M. V. Hamilton
Henry F. Harris
Frank T. Howard
H. Lea Hudson
Arthur C. Kaufmann
John H. Keelan'
Charles J. Kenkelen
Donald E. Meads'
Clement B. Newbold, Jr.
Theodore T. Newbold
Bertram L. O'Neill
David N. Pincus'
Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin
Mrs. George Reath
Herbert S. Riband , Jr."
Frank R. Vealet
Charles J. Webb II
Robert G. Wilder"
Mrs. John Wintersteen
Grahame Woodt
Ex Officio
Robert W. Crawford
City Representative
Joseph E. Coleman
City Representative
George X. Schwartz
City Representative
Arthur A. De Costa
Faculty Representative
Advisory Board
Benjamin D. Bernstein
James M. Large
Mrs. Edward B. Leisenring, Jr.
Dr. John W. McCoubrey
John W. Merriam
C. Earle Miller
Frederick W. G. Peck
Robert K. Scarborough
Orvel Sebring
Martin P. Snyder
James K. Stone
Andrew Wyeth
'Elected February, 1978
tTerm ended February, 1978
6
Development, Membership,
Public Relations
Samuel M. V. Hami lton , Chairman
Mrs. Bertram D. Coleman, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg
Mrs. James Biddle
Mrs. James W. Cooke'
Henry F. Harris
H. Lea Hudson
Arthur C. Kaufmann
Charles J. Kenke len
Mrs. Harry R. Neilson, Jr.t
Theodore T. Newbold
Bertram L. O'Neill
Herbert S. Riband, Jr.'
Frank R. Veale'
Robert G. Wilder'
Nominating
John Gribbel 2nd, Chairman'
Henry F. Harris, Vice Chairman'
Mrs . Walter H. Annenberg
Arthur C. Kaufmann
Theodore T. Newbold
Frank R. Veale
Charles J. Webb II
Mrs. John Wintersteen
Grahame Wood
Collections and Exhibitions
Charles E. Mather III, Chairman
Daniel W. Dietrich II, Vice Chairman
Benjamin D. Bernstein
Mrs. James W. Cooke
Mrs. Kenneth W. Gemmill
Mrs. H. Gates Lloyd'
Dr. John W. McCoubrey
C. Earle Miller
Theodore T. Newbold
David N. Pincus'
Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin
Harold P. Starr'
Frank R. Veale
Mrs . John Wintersteen
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
September 1, 1977 to December 31, 1978
Finance
Charles J. Kenkelen, Ch airman
Herbe rt S. Riband , Jr., Vice Chairman*
Wa lter G. Arader
Samuel M. V. Hamilton
Henry F. Harris
Charles E. Mather III
Clem ent B. Newbold, Jr.
Bertram L. O' Neill
Grahame Wood
Planning
Donald E. Meads, Chairman
Robert G. Wild er, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Wa lter H. Annenberg
Mrs. J. H. Ward Hinkson
John H. Kee lan
Charles J. Kenkelen
Charles E. Mather lilt
Mrs. Harry R. Neilson, Jr..
Th eo dore T. Newbo ld
Mrs. Joh n Wintersteen
Instruction
Dan iel W. Di etrich II , Ch airman
Mrs. James W. Cooke, Vice Chairman
Wi ll Barnet
Ben jamin D. Bern ste in
Mrs. Henry F. Harri st
J. Welles Henders on
H. Lea Hudson
Dr. John W McCoubrey
Charles E. Mather III
David N. Pincus·
Properties
Ch arles J. Webb II, Chairman
John H. Keelan, Vice Chairman
Mrs. L. Talbot Adamson
Mrs. James Biddle
John Gribbel 2nd
Charles J. Kenkelen
Mrs. Edward B. Leisenri ng , Jr.
Mrs. George Re ath , President "
Mrs. L. Talbot Adamson
Mrs . Brandon Barring er
Mrs. Philip H. Beh r
Mrs . Avery B. Clark
Mrs. James W. Cooke
Mrs . Newli n F. Davis
Mrs. Alexandra M. Dial·
Mrs. Jack M. Enoch, Jr. .
Mrs. T. L. Emory Eysmans
Mrs. Ri chard J. Fox·
Mrs. Kenneth W. Gemmil l
Mrs. Albert M. Greenfie ld, Jr.
Mrs. John Gribbel 2nd
Mrs . Dav id J. Gross man
Mrs . Harry T. Hare
Mrs. Rich ard Harkness
Mrs. Henry F. Harrist
Mrs. J. H. Ward Hinkson
Mrs. H. Le a Hudson
Mrs. Arthur C. Kaufmann
Mrs. John Clark Keene ·
Mrs . Nelson J. Leidner
Mrs. Howard H. Lewis
Mrs. Hans Lud vig Lorentzen
Mrs. Stuart F. Louchheim
Mrs. Alan Mc ilvain
Mrs. Henry S. McNeil
Mrs. Charles E. Mather III
Mrs. Harry R. Neil son , Jr.
Mrs. Lathrop B. Nelso n, Jr. .
Mrs. Frederick W G. Peck
Mrs. Robe rt W. Preucel
Mrs. Evan Randolph
Mrs. H. Martin Saunderst
Mrs. Herbert F. Sc hiffer
Mrs. James M. R. Sinkler
Mrs. C. Rand olph Snowden
Mrs. Boud in ot Stimson
Mrs. Samuel S. Stroud
Mrs . Harris on Th erm an
Mrs. E. Robert Th omas
Mrs. Harry F. West, Jr.
Mrs. Harleston R. Wood
Associate Members
Frank T. Howard, Chairman
John Gribbel 2nd, Vice Chairman
Mrs . Bertram D. Coleman
Mrs. John Gribbel 2nd
David Gwinn
Mrs . Henry S. McNei l
Mrs. Frederick W. Marshall
Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin
Frank R. Veale
Robert G. Wilder
Mrs . John Grier Bartol
Mrs . Alfred Bendiner
Mrs. W. Perry Gresh
Mrs. Lawrence MacElree
Mrs . C. Earle Miller
Mrs . John S. Newbold
Mrs. Th eodore T. Newbold
Mrs. W. Gres ham O'Mall ey III
Mrs. Samuel R. Shipley III
Mrs. James H. Stevenson III
Mrs. Walter H. West, Jr.
Mrs. Arthur M. Young
• Appoi nted 1978
tTerm ended 1978
• Elected 1978
tTerm en ded 1977
Peale
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7
REPORT
OF THE
PRESIDENT
"It's not how old you are;
it's how you feel."
. . . true, the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts is the oldest art
institution in the United States.
Established in 1805 as a museum
collection, a studio art school and
an exhibition space for contemporary
American art, it continues to
function in these three important
areas more than a century and a
half later. So much for being old .
But we certainly feel young, because
so much is happening at this great,
national institution. Just glance at
the following highlights of 1978
and the aggressive programs we
are proud to have accompl ished.
• PAFA's fiscal year was changed
to synchronize its expenditures
to the conven ience of our
loyal donors.
• The Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque, enjoyed by young and
old alike, raised over $95,000 for
the Faculty Enri chment Fund
and the Acquisit ions Fund .
• One of our most important
galleries, Gall ery K, has been
renamed the George D. Widener,
Jr. (jallery in recognition of the
generosity of the family and in
Henry S. McNeil, Mrs. McNeil, Richard J. Boyle, Mrs. John Wintersteen ,
Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg , and Mrs. Annenberg at the
Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque, Spring 1978
8
honor of its associat ion with PAFA
for over three quarters of a century.
In fact, all our galleries will be
named rather than lettered .
e For the first time in history, the
Academy 's Print and Drawing
Collection of over 50,000 items
has been appraised. Plans are
underway to enable it to assume
its proper public visibility and
rightful importance.
e How happy we we re to we lcome
to the Board Mrs. James W.
Cooke, John H. Keelan , Herbert
S. Riband , Jr., David N. Pincus,
Donald E. Meads, and Robert
G. Wilder!
Henry S. McNeil and Fi tz Eugene Dixon , Jr. dedicate the Widener Gallery
In keeping with the rotation of
Board members, the Acadsmy
collectively thanks David Gwinn,
Charles E. Mather III, Frank R.
Veale and Grahame Wood for
their dedication and constrljctive
help as Board Members and
welcomes them to their nsw
status on the Advisory Board.
• While serving the handicapped
has historically ~ been an interest
of the Academy, the Board has
endorsed the expansion of speci al
tours , wheelchair patient conveniences and even interpretive
tours for deaf visitors and studen ts.
• A prime support to the overall
efforts was made by the Glenmede
Trust whose generous financial
aid enabled us to complete
restoration work on the building,
plus additional building renovations. It also enables us to furnish
museum galleries with benches,
chairs, and guard stools. The
library will be able to add glass
doors and much needed storage
cabinet shelving and furnitur e.
e The TV program " Philad elphia:
Art Past/Art Prologue" , for which
our own Director Richard J. Boyle
was on-camera host, premiered
on WCAU-TV on December 26,
1978. The film effectively traces
the development of Philadelphia
as a major art center in the United
States in which the role of the
Pennsylvania Academy is prominently featured .
• In honoring the great Charles
Willson Peale, the motivating
genius behind the creation of
the Academy , the Board of
Trustees created the Charles '
Willson Peale Society, composed
of individuals who subscribe
$1 ,000 or more per year in
unrestricted funds. The purpose
of the Society is to bring together
a formally recognized, sophisticated an d special group of
individuals dedicated to preserving, promoting and teaching the
fine arts in America.
• The restructuring of our organizational re~ ponsibiliti e s and the
engagement of our new auditors,
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, enabled
the Academy to look to the future
with great fiscal confidence.
To be repetitive . the Ac ademy
is young and still growing thanks
to its outstanding student body,
its incomparable collection, the
distinguished staff and, most
importantly , to those who help
us to accomplish our objectives.
HENRY S. McNEIL.
President
9
REPORT
OF THE
.DIRECTOR
'In 1977, I reported on the completion of the renovation in the storage
vaults and offices in the basement
area and the auditorium in the
Broad and Cherry building, and the
new sculpture workshop adjacent
to the Peal8 House on Chestnut
Street. With the termination of the
work in the basement area, the
remainder of the Academy's collection was returned to the building
from Quaker Storage Company by
March 1978 and the major portion
of the restoration, begun in 1974,
was finished. By December 1978,
the Centennial Fund (the fund to
finance the restoration) was abolished and all debts in connection
with the restoration were liquidated.
Yet there were aspects of the
renovation left unfinished; some
additional construction in the
School library, for example, the
cleaning and sealing of the exterior
and the purchase of more benches
and chairs for the comfort of our
visitors. To accomplish these final
touches we received a generous
grant in December from a private
foundation and with those funds
we are exploring the possibility of
individual chairs which the visitor
can move around in order to view
a work of art with more convenience.
This was a convenience that had
been provided by the original
architect, Frank Furness, when the
Broad ahd Cherry building opened
in 1876. The work outlined should
be completed before 1979 ends
Richard J. Boyle presents the Furness Award for Distinction in Architecture to
Mrs. Louis I. Kahn . in honor of Louis I. Kahn, at the opening of the
exhibition, Travel Sketches of Louis Kahn
10
and the restoration of our National
Landmark building, five years in
process, will be complete.
The number of problems attendant
upon the restoration have been
many, varied and time-consumingand they are mostly behind us.
Because we will be providing new
benches and chairs does not mean
we are going to sit still . The time
is at hand when a full and deep
consideration of the Academy's
programs is necessary and mandatory. The Pennsylvania Academy
is not about a building-as beautiful
as that building is-but is about
programs and the people who
run them.
Initial steps were taken in 1978 by
Ephraim Weinberg, the Dean of the
School, to study the possibilities
of accreditation by the National
Association of Schools of Art.
Accreditation would make available
government financial assistance for
the Academy's students, which
in turn and in addition to the
Academy's own financial aid
program, would give us a wider
choice of well-qualified students,
some of whom could not afford to
enroll. The Academy School had
heretofore resisted this step fearing
that it meant damaging changes
to the profile and programs of the
School. We were, however, assured
that such changes would not be
necessary to the accreditation
process; therefore that process was
begun . Another .h ighlight from the
School's program was the institution
of faculty-sponsored exhibitions in
the Peale House Galleries which
became available when the Peale
House exhibitions of contemporary
artists were moved to the Morris
Gallery at Broad and Cherry
Streets.
Richard J. Boyle, "on location", shooting the WCAU-TV Special (CBS) Philadelphia: Art Past/Art Prologue
Program highlights in the Academy's
Museum Galleries at Broad and
Cherry include an exhibition of
recent acquisitions, the opening of
the Travel Sketches of Louis I. Kahn
at which the Academy's Furness
award for distinction in architecture
was given to Esther Kahn in honor
of Louis Kahn . The Kahn exhibition
is traveling throughout the United
States and, as of this writing, possibilities of sending it to Japan are
being eiplored. A major event of
this year, however, was the organization of an exhibition Contemporary
Drawings: Philadelphia which the
Academy's curator, Frank H.
Goodyear, Jr. organized in collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum
of Art. This was the first time our
two institutions had cooperated
in that way, and we hope to pursue
cooperative projects in the future.
of the personnel and financial
structure of the Academy continues,
and this report, covering sixteen
months, is an example of change
from a fiscal to a calendar year
which will begin January 1, 1979
and for which an interim budget
of four months (September to
December 1979) had been prepared .
At the same time the budget for
1979 has been put in process with
the help of our new auditors,
Deloitte, Haskins 'and Sells. A Staff
Personnel Committee has been
formed, responsible to the Director,
to ascertain and codify job
descriptions,. and the writing of a
Personnel / Policy manual has begun.
A statement of accessibility for the
handicapped was drawn up by the
Head of the Education Department,
Elizabeth Kolowrat and was pre sented to the Board in December.
Exhibitions, whether in the School or
Museum, are the visible portion of
the Academy's function. We are
also working on the structure of the
institution, the underpinnings, so
to speak, which I mentioned in my
1977 report. The re-organization
These projects, although not visible,
are nevertheless extremely important,
important in not only meeting
current and future needs, but as
the underpinning of the Academy's
visible programs. Important also
is the quality of the Staff on whom
the programs depend, and we are
constantly seeking the best-qualified
staff persons available. In the
course of the year there has been
a considerable turn-over and
the following new people have joined
the organization: Susan Rappaport
as Public Information Officer,
replacing Mary Lou Boardman
who resigned last summer;
Melinda McGough as Assistant
Registrar, replacing Pamela La
Jeunesse, and Ann Friedman as
part-time coordinator of the Morris
Gallery Exhibitions. Finally,
Elizabeth Bailey, the Academy's
Registrar, resigned in September
and she was replaced by Janice
Stanland who starts in January.
Although mention of the Staff is
the last item in this report, they
are by no means least. Good
programs mean good people and
the Pennsylvania Academy is
fortunate indeed to be blessed
with both.
RICHARD J. BOYLE
Director
11
REPORT
OF THE
CURATOR
The past year was one in which the
curator's office, with the guidance
of the Committee on Collections and
Exhibitions under the able chairmanship of Charles E. Mather III,
and the Acac,Jemy's staff, continued
to bring definition to the programs
and responsibilities of the
Academy's museUm. We hope that
the fruits of such definition will not
only assure the primacy of the
Academy in the American arts,
but will serve the fullest needs of
the immediate Academy community
and Philadelphia at large.
The Academy's 1977-78 exhibition
program reflected not only the
Academy's unique historic position
in the arts in Philadelphia but,
most important, its growing commitment to the artists of Philadelphia
and contemporary American art. Its
exhibitions paid homage to its
great permanent collections in 3f50
Masterpieces of American Art and
to recent additions to these collections in The Last 3 Years:
A Selection of Recent Acquisitions.
They also focused on the relatively
unknown private travel sketches
of the .Iate, eminent Philadelphia
9fchitect Louis Kahn in the exhibition
The Travel Sketches of Louis I. Kahn.
In recognizing this work, the
Academy paid its respects to a
former student and Trustee as well
as one of the most profound and
influential architects of the 20th
century. The success of this exhibition was the result of the tremendous
help provided us by Esther I.
Kahn, by Dr. Vincent Scully and
William G. Holman, who collaborated
on the exhibition's catalogue, and
by the Selection Committee for
the Exhibition. This exhibition was
subsequently seen at the Kimbell
Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, The
12
Curator Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Ann
Percy, Philadelphia Museum of Art, greet guests at their joint exhibition
Drawing Center, New York City,
the American Institute of Architects
Foundation , Washington , D. C.,
Museum of Art, University of Oregon
at Eugene and the Columbus Gallery
of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio.
The Academy's principal contemporary exhibitions for 1977-78 were
8 Contemporary American Realists:
Janet Fish, Philip Pearlstein, Alfred
Leslie, Neil Welliver, Stephen Posen,
Sidney Goodman, Duane Hanson
and Joseph Raffael, w.hich traveled
to the North Carolina Museum
of Art, Raleigh, and Contemporary
Drawings: Philadelphia. The
latter, an ex hibition jointly sponsored
with the Philadelphia Museum
of Art, included the work of
fifty-two artists. Both of these
exhibitions were enthusiastically
received and help to confirm the
feeling that the Academy should
involve itse lf with more contemporary
shows. The Academy is particularly
thankful to the National Endowment
for the Arts for its support of
8 Contemporary American Realists
and the Pennsylvan ia Council on the
Arts for its sup port of Contemporary
Drawings: Philadelphia.
This past year the Morris Gallery
exhibitions featured the work of
five Philadelphia artists: John
Dowell, Phil Simkin, Martha Mayer
Erlebacher, Harold Jacobs and
Richard Cramer. These exhibitions
were transferred from the
Peale House this year in order
to consolidate the Academy's
exhibition program and to expose
visitors at Broad and Cherry Streets
to a greater range of contemporary
art. We are particularly grateful
to the members of the Morris
Gallery Committee for their hard
work in selecting the artists for
these exhibitions.
As I have reported in the past, the
conservation of works of art is an
ongoing and vital responsibility of
museums, not the least the
Academy, the proprietor of a national
legacy. Fortunately, through the
continued generosity of Mr. and
Mrs. Bertram L. O'Neill, the Academy
has an active painting conservation
program directed by Jo seph
Amarotico. In addition to its painting
conservation program, just' this
year an ambitious pro gram to
conserve a major portion of the
Academy 's sculpture collection was
initiated with the aid of a matching
grant from the National Endowment
for the Arts. Over the nsxt two
years, approximately sixty-five
works in bronze , wood, terra cotta,
plaster and marble will be conserved
by Virginia Naude, consultant
sculpture conservator, and her
assistants Brent Hile and Jennifer
Dinsmore. It is hoped that as a
conclusion to this project a scholarly
catalogue, discussing the specific
conservation problems and treatments of each piece, will be
published in conjunction with an
Arranging Phil Simkin's Morris Gallery exhibition, To a Fault . ..
exhibition on the Academy's
sculpture collection.
The year was also marked by some
notable acquisitions, which are
listed in their entirety on the following
pages. The most important addition
to the collection came in the David
J. Grossman bequest, which
included seven works by Horace
Pippin and three by Franklin Watkins.
In addition, the Academy acquired
major works by Robert Motherwell,
Edwin Dickinson, John Sloan, Arthur
B. Carles, Jervis McEntee and a
partial ' interest in a Winslow Homer
watercolor, the first Homer watercolor to enter the col!ection!
I would particularly like to thank
the donors who made these
acquisitions possible: the Sponsors
of the Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque , Helen Farr Sloan, Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel W. Dietrich,1I and
the Daniel W. Dietrich Foundation,
Marion B. Stroud and Mrs. John
Wintersteen.
Finally, I would like to thank the
museum staff for their able, enthusiastic assistance in making the
year a productive one, ane! especially
acknowledge the able work of my
assistant, Betty Romanella. And for
their tireless efforts, we owe thanks
to Roman Tybinko, Preparator,
and his crew, Ann Friedman, coordinator, Morris Gallery exhibitions,
Betsy Kolowrat and our docents,
Janice Stanland, Registrar, and
Melinda McGough, Assistant
Registrar. It is their commitment to
excellence that assures the
Academy's future.
FRANK H. GOODYEAR, Jr.
Curator
13
ACQUISITIONS
Septem,b er 1, 1977 to December 31, 197£;1
EL CARIBE I, 1977
Crayon on navigational chart
by Rafael Ferrer
Purchased with funds from
the National Endowment for the Arts and
the Contemporary Arts Purchase Fund
ANDRE'S BALLOON, 1928
Oil on canvas
by Edwin Dickinson
Purchased with funds from
th e National Endowment for the Arts,
Sponsors ·of the Fine Arts Ball
and Discotheque and the
Daniel W. Dietrich Foundation
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE
FINE ARTS FOURTH ANNUAL
PHILADELPHIA WATERCOLOR
EXHIBITION, 1907
Pencil on Conte Paper
by Violet Oakley
Purchased with funds from the
Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque
Courtesy of
PAFA Women's Committee
THE RUINS OF CAESAR'S PALACE
Oil on canvas
by Jervis McEntee
Purchased with funds from the
Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque
Courtesy of
P.A.FA Women's Committee
14
BLACK IN HIDING, 1976
Acrylic and paper on canvas
by Robert Motherwell
Purchased with funds from
the National Endowment for the Arts
and Sponsors of the Fine Arts
Ball and Discotheque
CORNER OF THE STUDIO
Oil on canvas
by Arthur B Carles
Gift of
Dr. and Mrs. David Wood
COXCOMB
Oil on canvas
by Georgia O'Keeffe
Partial gift of
Mrs. John Wintersteen
GIANT DAFFODILS, 1940
Oil on canvas board, 12 x 16 inches
by Horace Pippin
Bequest of David J. Grossman in honor
of Mr. anq Mrs. Charles S. Grossman
and Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Speiser
15
ACQUISITIONS
September 1,
irt77
to December 31,1978
/
TUMBLERS, 1936
Lithograph
by Rob e.rt Riggs
Gift of Drs. Marcia and Stephen
Silberstein
THE GOSSIPS
Oil on canvas
by Daniel Ridgway Knight
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moyer
in memory of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Allen B. Moyer
CARNIVAL RIDE
Pastel
by Edith Neff
Gift of Arnold Levit
UNTITLED, 1977
Silkscreen
by Fritz Scholder
Gift of the artist
SERENADE, c. 1943
Oil on canvas
by Walter Stuempfig
Gift of Mrs. R. Kirk Askew
.oIPTYCH-SPACE CAGE
Acrylic on canvas
by Edna Andrade
Gift of Mr. Howa rd Wolf
PORTRAIT SKETCH OF
FRANCIS SPEIGHT
Oil sketch
by Walter Stuempfig
Gift of Mr. Franci s Speight
TRAVIS COCHRAN, 1897
Oil on canvas
by Cecilia Beaux
Bequest of Fanny T. Cochran
HORACE TRAUBEL, 1916
Oil on canvas
by John Sloan
Gift of Helen Farr Sloan
BICENTENNIAL DAWN, 1976
Silkscreen / lithograph on metallic paper
by Louise Nevelson
Gift of Mr. and Mrs . Th eodore T. Newbold
GHOST DANCE SHIRT, 1977
Acrylic, charcoal and pencil on rag board
by James rtavard
Purchased with funds from the
H. J. Heinz" Charitable and Family Trust
PORTRAIT OF JOHN H. GIBBON, Jr.
AND HIS SISTER
MARJORIE YOUNG GIBBON, 1908
Oil on canvas
by Louise Lyons rteustis
Gift of Mr. and Mrs . Winthrop Battles
PRINCESS PARI ZADE BRINGING
HOME THE SINGING TREE , 1906
Oil on composition board
by Maxfield Parrish
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan
HOST, 1975
Acrvlic on canvas
by John J. H. Phillips
Gift of Mr. Frederick McBrien
F. JAY ST. JOHN, 1900
Bronze
by Samuel Murray
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nesbitt
STUDY FOR "THE OLD STAGE COACH"
Oil on canvas
bv Eastman Johnson
Parti al gift of Mrs. John Wintersteen
ASSISI, ITALY
Pencil on paper
by Louis I. Kahn
Gift of Mrs . Loui s I. Kahn
ABSTRACT, 1948-50
Pen and ink on paper
by Louis I. Kahn
Gift of Mrs . Lou is I. Kahn
HORACE TRAUBEL, c. 1916
Pencil on tracing pape r
by John Sloan
Gift of Helen Farr Sloan
ACADEMY STUDY OF A MAN
Plaster relief
by Emily Bishop
Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton
NUDE FORESHORTENED, 1945
Charcoa l on paper
by John Sloan
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Elzea
GREEN TREE LIBRARY POSTER, 1895
Woodcut
Color lithograph
by Henry McCarter
Academy Purchase
HOT SUMMER,
CITY APARTMENT, c. 1905
Charcoal on paper
by John Sloan
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Elzea
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Ghost Dance Shirt,
by James Havard , 1977
Portrait Sketch of Francis Speight,
by Walter Steumpfig
MOON LIGHTS, 1978
Casein on paper
by David Kettner
Purchased with funds from
the National Endowment for the Arts and
the Contemporary Arts Purchase Fund
WEST CHESTER COURT HOUSE, 1940
Oil on canvas board
by Horace Pippin
Bequest of David J. Grossman in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Grossman
and Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Speiser
AFTER A VISIT FROM
VIA AIR MAIL, 1977
Pencil, rubber stamp and black crayon
on Fabriano cotton paper
by Isaiah Zagar
Purchased with funds from
the National Endowment for the Arts and
the Contemporary Arts Purchase Fund
THE WARPED TABLE, 1940
Oil on canvas
by Horace Pippin
The Grossman Bequest
VENETIAN PALACE, 1883
Oil on canvas
by Frank L. Kirkpatrick
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Rubin
STILL LIFE
Oil on canvas
by Franklin Watkins
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy F. Larson
LE TRIOMPHE DE GALATHEE
Oil on canvas
by Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pen a
Gift of Mr. Ross Van Denbergh
UP THE GORGE, 1913
Oil on panel
by George Bellows
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Dietrich II
HUNTER AND MOUNTAINS, 1920
Oil on panel
by George Bellows
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Dietrich II
51 PRINTS, 37 ETCHINGS,
10 LITHOGRAPHS, 4 WOODCUTS
by Herbert Pullinger
Gift of Mr. Martin Snyder
PINK CYCLAMEN, 1941
Oil on canvas board
by Horace Pippin
The Grossman Bequest
Maple Sugaring,.
by Horace Pippin, 1941
MAPLE SUGARING, 1941
Oil on burn t wood panel
by Horace Pippin
The Grossman Bequest
ABE LINCOLN,
THE GOOD SAMARITAN, 1943
Oil on canvas
by Horace Pippin
The Grossman Bequest
THE MOOSE (taken from the
Monarch of the Glen), 1945
Oil on canvas
by Horace Pippin
The Grossman Bequest
STILL LIFE: CLASSICAL HEAD, CAT
AND CHINA PARROT, 1960
Oil on canvas
by Franklin Watkins
The Grossman Bequest
STILL LIFE: RED FLOWERS, 1960
Oil on canvas
by Franklin Watkins
The Grossman Bequest
NORTH ROAD, BERMUDA, 1900
Watercolor
by Winslow Homer
Partial gift of Mrs. John Wintersteen
ANGEL DESCENDING
Oil on canvas
by Franklin Watkins
The Grossman B.equest
MISS CONSTANCE BIDDLE
Oil on canvas
by John Lambert
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Gates Lloyd
PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Oil on canvas
Unknown (American, 18th century)
The Grossman Bequest
Miss Constance Biddle,
by John Lambert
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LOANS FROM
THE ACADEMY MUSEUM
October, 1977:
United States Embassy-Paris
The Honorable Arthur B. Hartmann
Ambassador
AN ACTRESS AS CLEOPATRA
Arthur B. Carles
MORNING AMONG THE HILLS
Thomas Doughty
ANDREW JACKSON
Ralph Earl
MOTHER AND SON
Daniel Garber "
LAKE WILLOUGHBY
Edmund D. Lewis
BELL BUOY, NEWPORT, R. I.
William Trost Richards
COMTE CONSTANTIN F. VOLNEY
Gilbert Stuart
MARY McKEAN HOFFMAN
Thomas Sully
January, 1978:
Colonial Dames-Lemon Hili
HENRY PRATT
Henry Inman
Germantown Historical Society '
COLONEL ISAAC FRANKS
Gilbert Stuart
United States Embassy-London
The Honorable Kingman Brewster
Ambassador
ST. JAMES PARK, LONDON
Daniel Garber
LORD MACAULAY
Henry Inman
ELIZABETH JACKSON
Thomas Sully
Wharton Esherlck Museum
DARLING
(Wood)
Wharton Esherick
TWIN TWIST
(Wood)
Wharton Esherick
The Philadelphia Club
STILL LIFE WITH BIRDCAGE
Franklin Watkins
SUMMER SCENE
Franklin Watkins
Long Term Loans:
American Institute of Architecture
Washington, D. C.
JAMES MADISON
Unknown (after Stuart)
WASHINGTON FAMILY
Unknown (after Savage)
Academy of Music
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
Arthur B. Carles
Atwater Kent Museum
HENRY CLAY
Rembrandt Peale
STEPHEN DECATUR
John Trumbull
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Unknown
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Unknown
Cllveden
CHEW HOUSE, GERMANTOWN'
Russell Smith
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Executive Mansion-Harrisburg
CARNIVAL OF SAILS
Balcolm Greene
PEOPLE
Guy Pene DuBois
STREET SCENE
Robert Gwathmey
CAT'S CRADLE IN BLUE
Ben Shahn
MOROCCAN GOAT
(Stone)
Nathaniel Choate
GOAT IN STAKES
(Bronze)
Jack Zajac
20 PASTELS
Hobson Pittman
THE HEX SIGN
.Henry Peacock
WINTER IN IPSWICH
Theodore Wendel
HOLIDAYS
Howard E. Giles
Rittenhouse Club
BOUNDARIES
Kenneth Bates
IN THE VALLEY
Ro ss E. Braught
PARKWAY
Gertrude Capolino
MRS . SMITH IN HER
ROCKING CHAIR
Nancy M. Ferguson
THE CRIMSON RAMBLER
by Philip Hale
On loan to the White House
Washington D. C.
WEST RIVER , VERMONT
Aldro T. Hibbard
SUNS HINE ON ST. IVES
Hayley Lever
CIRCUS
(F.) E. McMurtrie
LANDSCAPE
Myer Waltman
NEWS FROM THE MAINLAND
Andrew Winter
Powel House
MRS. RICHARD PETERS
Gilbert Stuart
SELF-PORTRAIT
Angelica Kauffman
The White House
ON THE SUSQUEHANNA
Thomas Doughty
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN:
David Martin
CONESTOGA CREEK AND LANCASTER
Jacob Eichholtz
THE SKATERS
Gari Melchers
SUN IN SUMMER
Daniel Garber
AT THE BEACH
William Glackens
THE CRIMSON RAMBLER
Philip Hale
MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE
Charles B. King
FRANKLIN PIERCE
J. R. Lambdin
NEW HOPE
Ed ward Redfield
LATE AFTERNOON
Francis Speight
DOLLEY MADISON
Gilbert Stuart
ON THE OHIO RIVER
Alexander H. Wyant
Racquet Club
THE QUARRY
Daniel Garber
NOVEMBER AFTERNOOON
Henry B. Pancoast, Jr.
PENNSY TRAIN SHED
Morri s Pancoast
ROCKY BEACH
Marianna Sloan
BLUE GULF STREAM
Frederick J. Waugh
Unh'erslty of Pennsylvania
KING LOUIS XIV
(Wood relief)
J. W. Fo sd ick
Independence National Historical Park
ELIZABETH LEIGH WHITE
Sir G. Kneller
WILLIAM WHITE
Sir G. Knell er
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
SUMM ER LANDSCAPE
George Bensell
AUTUMN LANDSCAPE
George Bensell
FLOWERS
Simon Saint-Jean
STILL LIFE
Johann Pryor
Mother and Son,
Daniel Garber
On loan to the United States Embassy
Paris , France
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MUSEUM EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR
THE YEAR 1978
DOCENTS
This spring the Education Department will complete its third year of
providing a full range of interpretive
services for Academy visitors.
During the 1978 calendar year
PAFA 's volunteer docents gave 70
museum lessons for a total of
1050 school children and 90 docents
contributed 400 working hours
to maintain a regular schedule
of tours for drop-in visitors. The
present volunteer staff iJ1as the
capac ity to double this work
output in 1979.
All graduates of the docent training
program are committed to give
up to four museum tours per month;
and in addition to continue their
training by means of frequent
briefings , lectures and trips to other
museums. In 1978, preparation
for five major exhibitions involved
a corresponding number of docent
briefings and uncounted numbers
of individual stud y hours. Tou rs of
the Seco nd Empire Show and the
Eakins Collection at the Phil ade lphia
Museum of Art provided a new
perspective on the art and taste
of the late 19th century.
This yea r PAFA docents also
traveled to Trenton to see an
exhibition of early 20th century
American painting and photography
at the New Jersey State Museum;
to Newark for a tour of the Newark
Museum and Ballantine House
(a restored Victorian mansion); and
to Washington on a two-day
excursion featuring special tours of
the capitol building, the White
House, State Department and five
museums. All docent activities
function on a pay-as-you-go basis.
The Academy hosted a "thank you"
luncheon party at the Peale Club
in June.
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Director of Museum Education , Elizabeth Kolowrat and fri ends
INTERNS
Museum interns in the Education
Department this year were Barbara
Nevaril , from Temple University 's
American Studies program , and
Elizabeth Crawford , from Swa rth more High School 's work/ study
program. Each intern completed a
rBsearch project and two essays
on Academy themes while assisting
in the education office one day
a week in order to earn a full
semester's academic credit from
her schoo l. After graduating from
Templ e, Barbara found an exciting
full-time job in the division of
interp retation at Valley Forg e
National Park; she continues to
guide at the Academy on her day
off. Liz qualified for early graduation from high school and has
been admitted to Barnard College.
SCHOOL PROGRAMS
The Education Department has had
marked success with its TRIAD
program for elementary and midd le
school children . TRIAD consists
of a classroom slide show, a
"theme" tour of the Academy, and
followup work for the class to do in
school. Using the building and
the collection as a focus for TRIAD's
structured lessons in history and
art has increased our annual number
of school class tours by 50 percent.
A second school program called
Museum Learning was devised this
year by docent Deborah Hummer
as a result of her experiences at the
Academy with inner city Junior
High classes. Through her efforts
a pilot project for the program was
approved by the Action / Motivation
Director of the Philadelphia School
District and funded by the Junior
League. With the enthusiastic
endorsement of Action / Motivation,
the opportunity to participate in
Museum Learning is now offered to
30 inner city schools.
VISITOR RESPONSE
It's nice to be thanked for doing a
job you enjoy; PAFA docents often
receive this kind of reward - by
letter, in the visitor's book, and in
person. But sometimes there
is a word of thanks that is really
special, like the one which came
from a 7th grader who wrote:
"I just wanted to say thank you,
and thank Frank Furness for me."
ELIZABETH KOLOWRAT
Director of Museum Education
VOLUNTEER DOCENTS OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE
FINE ARTS
Susan Behrend
Ann Bosworth
Jay Byrne
Ann Chaffe
Virginia Coslett
Jane Cratsley
Valerie Cutler
Lee DeWitt
Mary Epstein
Sandra Gittis
Deborah Hummer
Irma Jelinek
Ana Marie Keene
Henrietta Landis
Sylvia Lieberman
Jeanne McAlpine
Judy McCarthy
Alice McGovern
Florence Marder
Barbara Nevaril
Janice Page
Ruth Preucel
Henriette Rogers
Lois Rosenau
Hortense Steinberg
Students from Ridley Township Schools visit the Academy with Docent Henrietta Landis
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REPORT OF
THE DEAN OF
THE SCHOOLS
The faculty, staff and administration
of the school used the Spring and
Fall semesters of 1978 to prepare
a self-study in anticipation of the
first review of the School by the
National Association of Schools of
Art. A preliminary report of the
NASA evaluation team expressed
confidence that we will continue
to marshall the resources necessary
to meet our objective of helping
students to develop the confidence,
skills and commitment to behave
as practicing fine artists in the areas
of painting , sculpture and
print making.
Baker received an Honorable
Mention.
The Lewis S. Ware Memorial
Traveling Scholarship, first awarded
. in 1938 and this year in the amount
of $2300, plus tuition, was given
to Loretta T. Moss man .
J. Henry Schiedt . Memorial Traveling
Scholarships were awarded to
Kathleen A. Bruce, Douglas Elliot,
Dennis Gillespie, Penelope Harris,
Raquel Montilla-Higgins, Cathleen
M. Hughes and Carla Pagliaro.
An Honorable Mention was received
by Christopher Imhoff. First
awarded in 1949, Schiedt Scholarships were in the amount of $2300
for 1978 and were to be used
anytime within ' twenty-eight months.
The Schiedt Scholarships provide
for travel wherever the recipients
may choose.
Academy students from 13 countries
The 76th Commencement and
Awards Presentation was held
in the Academy auditorium.
President Henry S. McNeil gave
the opening address. Peter
Solmssen, Advisor on the Arts
of the international Communications
Agency was the principal speaker.
13 European Traveling Scholarships
and 39 additional prizes totaling
$46,400 were awarded to students.
The Philadelphi a Mayor's Award
was prese nted by Mayor Frank
L. Rizzo to William Gannotta. The
Governor's Award was presented
by Lawrence Hockendoner, Special
Assistant to the Governer, to
Georgette Veeder.
Cresson Memorial Traveling Scholarships were presented to Ock Jin
Hyon, Carl R. Jones, Koji Kawai,
Fernando Oliviera and Daniel R.
Reiser. First awarded in 1902, this
year's Cresson Scholarships were
in the amount of $3700 each.
The prize requires travel in Europe,
followed by another year of
study at the Academy. Cresson
Special Commendations, or full
tuition for one year, were presented
to William P. Scott, Deidre E. Skapik,
and Harvey Weinrich . Jennifer L.
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Dea n of the Schools, Ephraim Weinberg chats with PAFA Instructor Lizabeth Marder
School of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts cast drawing class
and 26 states were registered
confirming the position of the
Schools of the Academy as an
international and national center
for study in the visual arts.
In September 1978, the Academy
completed a matching grant from
the Ford Foundation to be used for
Faculty sabbatical leaves. The fund
presently totals over $200,000.
I
During the Fall 1978 semester,
Sidney Goodman became a member
of the Faculty. Marshall Glasier
resigned for reasons of health
after serving ten years as an
instructor in drawing and Jill
Rupinski was appointed Assistant
to the Dean.
Faculty members having one-man
shows in 1978 were: Blackburn,
Ewing, Goodman, Kamihira, Omwake, Osborne, Pearson, Samuelson,
Kimsou, Sloan and Weidner.
David Slivka was awarded a Tiffany
Grant and completed a commission
for Rutgers University. A retrospective exhibition is planned for
Faculty member Will Barnet at
the Neuberger Museum in New
York in 1980 and Joseph Amarotico,
faculty member and conservator,
has been restoring the Trumbull
paintings in tile Capital Rotunda
in Washington.
I have had the honor of representing
the Academy at meetings o.f The
Association of Schools of Art in
New York, to which I have been
elected to the Board of Managers,
the National Association of Arts
Administrators meeting in Atlanta
at which the Academy School was
cited for administrative excellence
by Professor Loveless of the
University of South Florida,
The National Art Education
Association in Hou ston and the
National Association of Schools
of Art in Chicago.
Our Alumni organization, The
Fellowship of the PAFA, and the
School have collaborated during
the year on lectures, a picnic and
a Saturday drawing class for
alumni, present students, faculty
and Philadelphia public schoo l art
teachers . Tish Byrne, our alumni
coordinator traveled to Texas to
meet distinguished Academy
graduates Chapman Kelley (creator
of the cover of this report) and
Ronald Thomason, Richard
Childers, Gilda Pervin and Larry
Van Haren . Our Third Annual
Alumni Open House was held
in December.
There will always be much to do
at the Academy to insure its vitality
as an institution of art education .
However, the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts is unique in its
tradition of regenerative progress.
We face a distinguished past and
a promising future.
EPHRAIM WEINBERG
Dean of the Schools
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REPORT
OF THE
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
On reviewing the minutes of the
Women's Committee for the past
year, in order to write this Annual
Report, I begin to question the sanity
of our hard-working and enormously
capable members. This question
arises only on the basis of the
amount of work that they have
undertaken during the course of the
last year and their unflagging efforts
on behalf of our Academy.
Of first importance among our
efforts must be the brilliantly successful Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque held last May under
the leadership of Mrs. Harry
Neilson and her commitee. The
significance of the party where the
image of the Academy is concerned
cannot be overestimated, and the
Women 's Committee is proud to
have been part of that glamorous
project.
Safaris" is important for the Academy
and is gratefully acknowledged by
the Women's Committee.
Mrs. Robert Preucel continued her
productive efforts in connection
with the concerts at the Academy
and provided five interesting performances, much enjoyed by
members of the Academy and
students.
Special mention should be made of
Mrs. James Cooke and Mrs. Nelson
Leidner whose knowledge of every
facet of the Academy's programs
benefits our activities, and also of
Mrs. Robert Thomas and Mrs. Ward
Hinkson whose infallible judgment
and artistic sense are of the greatest
help in all our projects.
We also salute Mrs. Albert M.
Greenfield, Jr. for the grand designs that issue from her creative
mind and thank Mrs. Ward Hinkson ,
Mrs. Harrison Thurman and Mrs .
James Sinkler for their unfailing
generosity.
A new project which was initiated
with enthusiasm by the Committee
was the Christmas party in honor
of the Academy membership.
Through the generosity of some
of our Committee, a beautifully
decorated tree was provided as
well as holiday punches, cookies
and the Irwin School Bel Canto
Choir. Special thanks go to Mr.
Dino for making us a present of
the liquor for the punches.
Our "Safaris" this year included
weekends in Montreal. Minneapolis,
Newport, Chicago and New Orleans
and day trips to Washington and
New York. These were well attended
and financially successful and we
must thank Mmes. Adamson, Behr,
Cooke, Eysmans, Greenfield, Hinkson, Schiffer and West for their
efforts on these projects.
Mrs. Harry West, Jr. and her
committee brought into being the
handsome publication "Seasons in
Art" and I cannot say too much
for her dedication to this creative
work. Special credit should be given
to Mrs. Lathrop Nelson in connection with this.
Mrs. Emory Eysmans planned an
exciting itinerary, both educational
and social, for the members of the
Detroit Museum of Art and of The
Los Angel.es County Museum who
visited Philadelphia during the year.
Her hard work on these "Reverse
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Actress Edie Adams sings for her supper at th e Fin e Arts Ball and Di scotheque
sponsored by the Penn sylvania Academy of the Fin e Arts Women's Committee
The grand Staircase .... in Spring ...
, .. and in Winter ...
One of our greatest pleasures during
the year is the lunch that we host
before each student opening at the
Peale House, and we are deeply
indebted to Mr. Jim Lulias for
his ability to provide substantial
meals at reasonable cost for these
occasions. I would also like to
commend Mrs. Harleston Wood and
Mrs. Evan Randolph for their constant efforts in connection with
the School and its students.
Our grateful thanks go to Mr. and
Mrs. Alan Mcilvain for the gift of
beautifully seasoned lumber with
which Steve Hammond made sixty
easels for the School, donated to
the students by the Women's
Committee.
Thi s year has seen the addition
of five capable young women to the
committee and we can look forward to banner years in the future.
It goes without saying that none
of these projects would reach fulfillment witho ut the enthusiastic
involvement of every member of
the Committee and in this respect
we are fortunate indeed.
It is interesting to note that we have
been able to help the Academy
in the following ways during the
course of the year:
MAY, 1978 - FEBRUARY 1, 1979
Accreditation Program ...... $ 768.00
Dinner before Kahn Opening.
·982.80
Alumni Parties (2) ....... . . .
396.21
Easels .... . ..... . . . .. .. . . 1,750.00
Care of Mia Wood's Plants . .
415.25
School-Student Aid . . .... . 10,500.00
Henry Hotz Fund (School) .. . 1,000.00
Air Conditioner ..... ...... .
399.00
Refurbishing Office ........ .
150.00
Christmas Party .......... .
835.00
Student Opening Lunches .. . 1,776.80
Grossman Bequest Opening .
266.70
Autograph Party and Lecture.
155.00
Proceeds from Women's
Committee Sponsors' Letters
for May, 1978 Ball ..... . . .. $61,000.00
MRS. GEORGE REATH
President
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
12 Months Ended August 31,1978
Report of the
Administrator
The Board of Trustees of The
Pennsylvania Academy of The
Fine Arts having decided to change
from a fiscal year ending August 31 st
to one ending December 31 st,
the following statements of operations
reflect such change in two steps:
(1) a report for the twelve months
ended August 31, 1978 and (2) a report for the four months ended
December 31,1978.
The School's combined tuition
revenue of $808,837 was insufficient
to cover its direct expenses of
$946,929. Similarly, the Museum's
and the Peale Club's direct revenues
fell short of their respective expenses.
Restricted funds (both from endowment income and outright grants)
provided $93,600 of scholarship
money to the School's students
during the sixteen months covered
by these statements.
The activiti"es for the combined
. sixteen-month period have resulted
in a net operating deficit of $35,813
due chiefly to inflationary pressures
on the cost of operations not being
offset by corresponding increases in
unrestricted revenues.
In the ordinary way, such direct
revenues usually fall short of meeting
their related program costs. If the
Academy is to overcome these
deficits, general income from
investments, memberships and
unrestricted contributions will have
to be the areas of increased support.
HARVEY GOLD
Administrator
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Investment Income
$
255,000
Tuition and Other School Income
541,054
Memberships
185,909
City Appropriation
100,000
Museum Admissions, Store Sales and Mi sce llaneou s
155,705
52,401
Contributions, Gifts and Grants
266,235
Peale Club
Total Operating Revenue
Administration
$ 1,556,304
$
481,403
Museum
404,574
School
645,794
Peale Club and Other
282,795
Total Operating Expenses
Excess (Deficiency) of Operating Revenue Over Expense
$ 1,814,566
$ ( 258,262)
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
4 Months Ended December 31, 1978
Investment Income
$
Tuition and Other School Income
267,783
Memberships
65,675
City Appropriation
100,000
Museum Admissions, Store Sales and Miscellaneous
62,981
Contributions, Gifts and Grants
338,130
Peale Club
Total Operating Revenue
Administration
109,006
87,743
.$ 1,031,318
$
215,144
Museum
195,494
School
301,135
Peale Club' and Other
Total Operating Expenses
Excess/ (Deficiency) of Operating Revenue Over Expense
97,096
$
808,869
$
222,449
Copies of financial statements
audited by an independent
accounting firm are available
from the Administrator's office,
1811 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,
Pa. 19103, on request.
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A Gallery Talk
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STAFF
Office of the Director
Richard J. Boyle,
Director
Marcela de Keyser,
Assistant to the Director
Office of the
Administrator
Harvey Gold,
Administrator
(effective March 5, 1979)
Robert Stubbs,
Administrator
(resigned March '31, 1979)
Marian E. Kirwin,
Assistant to the Administrator
Dominick Barrett,
Chief Engineer
Claire Barrile,
Cashier
Craig Blake,
Engineering Assistant
George Burger,
Museum Guard
Rita P. Damiano,
Comptroller
Judith Flom,
Museum Maintenance
Riley Floyde,
Museum Guard
John B. Gallen,
Museum Guard
Paul Hagan
Chief of Security
Stephen Hammond,
Assistant Engineer
Clay Johnson ,
Museum Maintenance
Frederick Kelley,
Museum Shop Manager
Joseph Lehman,
Museum Guard
Stephania Lestier,
Museum Shop Assistant
John F. Looney,
Museum Guard
William J. Loughnane,
Museum Guard
William R. Maguire,
Museum G.uard
Nora Murray,
Cloakroom Attendant
Joseph Pacifico,
Museum Guard
Peter Reitano,
Engineering Assistant
Judith Schneider,
Assistant to Comptroller
T. Rosalind Smart,
Receptionist
Joseph H. Smith,
Museum Guard
Francis P. St. Clair,
Museum Guard
Catherine Stover,
Archivist
William W. Zweifel,
Museum Guard
The Museum
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr.
Curator
Elizabeth A. Romanella,
Assistant to the Curator
Joseph Amarotico, .
Conservator
Ann Friedman,
Morris Gallery Coordinator
Robert A. Harman,
Rights and Reproductions
Elizabeth S. Kolowrat,
Museum Education Director
Melinda McGough,
Assistant Museum Registrar
Janice Stan land ,
Museum Registrar
Roman Tybinko,
Preparator
Office of Development, Membership
and Public Relations
Elaine C. Breslow,
Development, Membership and Public
Relations Director
(effective June 11, 1979)
Alva M. Meyers,
Development Consultant
(retired June, 1979)
Mary G. Hall ,
Assistant to the Development Director
Josephine Evans,
Membership Coordinator
Anna Mang,
Membership Secretary
Susan Rappaport,
Public Information Officer
Volunteers
Marcy Behr
Carol Biba
Susan Navarre
Counsel
Herbert S. Riband, Jr., Esq.
Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul
The School
Ephraim Weinberg ,
Dean
Blanche Moore,
Assistant to the Dean
Dorothy Armstrong,
Peale House Maintenance
William Bahmermann,
Maintenance and Security
Anthony Buczko,
Peale House Guard
Marietta Bushnell,
Librarian
Patricia Byrne,
Coordinator of Alumni Affairs and
School Development
Samuel Clark,
Peale House Maintenance
Edward Henderson,
Peale House Guard
Michael lacocca,
Peale House Guard
James J. Lulias,
Peale House Superintendent
Thomas Lulias,
Assistant to the
Peale House Superintendent
Myron Mitchel,
Peale House Guard
Patricia E. Moyer,
Assistant to the Registrar
Ed wa rd W. Poole, Jr.,
Peale House Guard
Richard S. Ranck,
School Registrar
Jill Rupinski;
Assistant to the Dean, Peale House
Barbara Tate,
School Store Manager
PAFA Faculty
Joseph Amarotico
Will Barnet
Morris Blackburn
John Bolles
Arthur DeCosta
Murray Dessner
Adolph Dioda
Tom Ewing
Marshall Glasier
Sidney Goodman
Paul Anthony Greenwood
Oliver Grimley
Robert Beverly Hale
John Hanlen
Alexander Hromych
Homer Johnson
Ben Kamihira
Karl O. Karhumaa
Jimmy C. Lueders
Lisabeth Marder
William Robert Martone
Daniel D. Miller
Edith Neff
William Omwake
Elizabeth Osborne
Peter Paone
Henry C. Pearson
Mavis Pusey
Seymour Remenick
-Bruce Samuelson
Franklin Shores
David Slivka
Loui s B. Sloan
Kimsou
Francis Speight
Roswell Weidner
Martha Zeit
29
Morris Blackburn , 1902-1979
ANNUAL REPORT
SEPTEMBER I, 1977-DECEMBER 31,1978
Eight Contemporary American Realists Exhibition, 1977
Figure: Duane Hanson; Walls: Sidney Goodman
THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THIRD
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE
FINE ARTS
1977-1978
Since its founding in 1805,
The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts has been dedicated
to collecting the finest in
American Art and to the education
of many of the country's
outstanding artists.
The Academy building is a
designated Historic Landmark; it
is a splendid Victorian building
which was a major attraction
of the Centennial celebration
in 1876 and houses its
galleries and its school.
It was restored to its former
glory in 1976 and now stands
as the only completely authentically
restored Frank Furness building
of this era in Philadelphia.
ISBN 0-8757-85-6
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
CATALOGUE CARD NUMBER 52-22247
PUBLISHED BY
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19102
COPYRIGHT 1979 BY
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Cover: Watercolor by Chapman Kelley,
Graduate of th e
Pennsylvania Academ y of the
Fine Arts, 1955.
Win ner Cresson Award : 1954, 1955.
Typography and Printing:
Oshiver Studio Press, Inc.
Design :
Walter B. Morawski and
Susan Rappaport
Photographic Credits:
George Bezushko
Will Brown
Stephen Hammond
Elliott Kaufman
Martha Ledger
Jules Sc hick
CONTENTS
Board of Trustees and Committees
Report of the President
6, 7
8
Report of the Director
10
Report of the Curator
12
Acquisitions
14
Loans From The Academy Museum
18
Report of The Museum Education Department
20
Report of the Dean
22
Report of the Women 's Committee
24
Fi nan cial Statement
26
Members of th e Administration and Staff
29
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
OF THE FINE ARTS
September 1, 1977 to December 31,1978
September 1, 1977 to December 31, 1978
Officers
Executive
Henry S. McNeil, President
Charles E. Mather III , Vic e President
Clement B. Newbold , Jr. , Treasurer
Robert Stubbs, Secretary
(resigned March 31, 1979)
Rita P. Damiano, Comptroller
Henry S. McNeil, Chairman
Charles E. Mather III , Vice Chairman
Daniel W. Dietrich II
John Gribbel 2nd
Samuel M. V. Hamilton
Frank T. Howard
Charles J. Kenkelen
Donald E. Meads
Clement B. Newbold, Jr.
Mrs. George Reath'
Herbert S. Riband, Jr.'
Charles J. Webb II '
Board 01 Trustees
Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg
Walter G. Arader
Mrs. James Biddle
Mrs. Bertram D. Coleman
Mrs. James W. Cooke'
Daniel W. Dietrich II
John Gribbel 2nd
David Gwinnt
Samuel M. V. Hamilton
Henry F. Harris
Frank T. Howard
H. Lea Hudson
Arthur C. Kaufmann
John H. Keelan'
Charles J. Kenkelen
Donald E. Meads'
Clement B. Newbold, Jr.
Theodore T. Newbold
Bertram L. O'Neill
David N. Pincus'
Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin
Mrs. George Reath
Herbert S. Riband , Jr."
Frank R. Vealet
Charles J. Webb II
Robert G. Wilder"
Mrs. John Wintersteen
Grahame Woodt
Ex Officio
Robert W. Crawford
City Representative
Joseph E. Coleman
City Representative
George X. Schwartz
City Representative
Arthur A. De Costa
Faculty Representative
Advisory Board
Benjamin D. Bernstein
James M. Large
Mrs. Edward B. Leisenring, Jr.
Dr. John W. McCoubrey
John W. Merriam
C. Earle Miller
Frederick W. G. Peck
Robert K. Scarborough
Orvel Sebring
Martin P. Snyder
James K. Stone
Andrew Wyeth
'Elected February, 1978
tTerm ended February, 1978
6
Development, Membership,
Public Relations
Samuel M. V. Hami lton , Chairman
Mrs. Bertram D. Coleman, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg
Mrs. James Biddle
Mrs. James W. Cooke'
Henry F. Harris
H. Lea Hudson
Arthur C. Kaufmann
Charles J. Kenke len
Mrs. Harry R. Neilson, Jr.t
Theodore T. Newbold
Bertram L. O'Neill
Herbert S. Riband, Jr.'
Frank R. Veale'
Robert G. Wilder'
Nominating
John Gribbel 2nd, Chairman'
Henry F. Harris, Vice Chairman'
Mrs . Walter H. Annenberg
Arthur C. Kaufmann
Theodore T. Newbold
Frank R. Veale
Charles J. Webb II
Mrs. John Wintersteen
Grahame Wood
Collections and Exhibitions
Charles E. Mather III, Chairman
Daniel W. Dietrich II, Vice Chairman
Benjamin D. Bernstein
Mrs. James W. Cooke
Mrs. Kenneth W. Gemmill
Mrs. H. Gates Lloyd'
Dr. John W. McCoubrey
C. Earle Miller
Theodore T. Newbold
David N. Pincus'
Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin
Harold P. Starr'
Frank R. Veale
Mrs . John Wintersteen
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
September 1, 1977 to December 31, 1978
Finance
Charles J. Kenkelen, Ch airman
Herbe rt S. Riband , Jr., Vice Chairman*
Wa lter G. Arader
Samuel M. V. Hamilton
Henry F. Harris
Charles E. Mather III
Clem ent B. Newbold, Jr.
Bertram L. O' Neill
Grahame Wood
Planning
Donald E. Meads, Chairman
Robert G. Wild er, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Wa lter H. Annenberg
Mrs. J. H. Ward Hinkson
John H. Kee lan
Charles J. Kenkelen
Charles E. Mather lilt
Mrs. Harry R. Neilson, Jr..
Th eo dore T. Newbo ld
Mrs. Joh n Wintersteen
Instruction
Dan iel W. Di etrich II , Ch airman
Mrs. James W. Cooke, Vice Chairman
Wi ll Barnet
Ben jamin D. Bern ste in
Mrs. Henry F. Harri st
J. Welles Henders on
H. Lea Hudson
Dr. John W McCoubrey
Charles E. Mather III
David N. Pincus·
Properties
Ch arles J. Webb II, Chairman
John H. Keelan, Vice Chairman
Mrs. L. Talbot Adamson
Mrs. James Biddle
John Gribbel 2nd
Charles J. Kenkelen
Mrs. Edward B. Leisenri ng , Jr.
Mrs. George Re ath , President "
Mrs. L. Talbot Adamson
Mrs . Brandon Barring er
Mrs. Philip H. Beh r
Mrs . Avery B. Clark
Mrs. James W. Cooke
Mrs . Newli n F. Davis
Mrs. Alexandra M. Dial·
Mrs. Jack M. Enoch, Jr. .
Mrs. T. L. Emory Eysmans
Mrs. Ri chard J. Fox·
Mrs. Kenneth W. Gemmil l
Mrs. Albert M. Greenfie ld, Jr.
Mrs. John Gribbel 2nd
Mrs . Dav id J. Gross man
Mrs . Harry T. Hare
Mrs. Rich ard Harkness
Mrs. Henry F. Harrist
Mrs. J. H. Ward Hinkson
Mrs. H. Le a Hudson
Mrs. Arthur C. Kaufmann
Mrs. John Clark Keene ·
Mrs . Nelson J. Leidner
Mrs. Howard H. Lewis
Mrs. Hans Lud vig Lorentzen
Mrs. Stuart F. Louchheim
Mrs. Alan Mc ilvain
Mrs. Henry S. McNeil
Mrs. Charles E. Mather III
Mrs. Harry R. Neil son , Jr.
Mrs. Lathrop B. Nelso n, Jr. .
Mrs. Frederick W G. Peck
Mrs. Robe rt W. Preucel
Mrs. Evan Randolph
Mrs. H. Martin Saunderst
Mrs. Herbert F. Sc hiffer
Mrs. James M. R. Sinkler
Mrs. C. Rand olph Snowden
Mrs. Boud in ot Stimson
Mrs. Samuel S. Stroud
Mrs . Harris on Th erm an
Mrs. E. Robert Th omas
Mrs. Harry F. West, Jr.
Mrs. Harleston R. Wood
Associate Members
Frank T. Howard, Chairman
John Gribbel 2nd, Vice Chairman
Mrs . Bertram D. Coleman
Mrs. John Gribbel 2nd
David Gwinn
Mrs . Henry S. McNei l
Mrs. Frederick W. Marshall
Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin
Frank R. Veale
Robert G. Wilder
Mrs . John Grier Bartol
Mrs . Alfred Bendiner
Mrs. W. Perry Gresh
Mrs. Lawrence MacElree
Mrs . C. Earle Miller
Mrs . John S. Newbold
Mrs. Th eodore T. Newbold
Mrs. W. Gres ham O'Mall ey III
Mrs. Samuel R. Shipley III
Mrs. James H. Stevenson III
Mrs. Walter H. West, Jr.
Mrs. Arthur M. Young
• Appoi nted 1978
tTerm ended 1978
• Elected 1978
tTerm en ded 1977
Peale
~Iub
7
REPORT
OF THE
PRESIDENT
"It's not how old you are;
it's how you feel."
. . . true, the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts is the oldest art
institution in the United States.
Established in 1805 as a museum
collection, a studio art school and
an exhibition space for contemporary
American art, it continues to
function in these three important
areas more than a century and a
half later. So much for being old .
But we certainly feel young, because
so much is happening at this great,
national institution. Just glance at
the following highlights of 1978
and the aggressive programs we
are proud to have accompl ished.
• PAFA's fiscal year was changed
to synchronize its expenditures
to the conven ience of our
loyal donors.
• The Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque, enjoyed by young and
old alike, raised over $95,000 for
the Faculty Enri chment Fund
and the Acquisit ions Fund .
• One of our most important
galleries, Gall ery K, has been
renamed the George D. Widener,
Jr. (jallery in recognition of the
generosity of the family and in
Henry S. McNeil, Mrs. McNeil, Richard J. Boyle, Mrs. John Wintersteen ,
Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg , and Mrs. Annenberg at the
Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque, Spring 1978
8
honor of its associat ion with PAFA
for over three quarters of a century.
In fact, all our galleries will be
named rather than lettered .
e For the first time in history, the
Academy 's Print and Drawing
Collection of over 50,000 items
has been appraised. Plans are
underway to enable it to assume
its proper public visibility and
rightful importance.
e How happy we we re to we lcome
to the Board Mrs. James W.
Cooke, John H. Keelan , Herbert
S. Riband , Jr., David N. Pincus,
Donald E. Meads, and Robert
G. Wilder!
Henry S. McNeil and Fi tz Eugene Dixon , Jr. dedicate the Widener Gallery
In keeping with the rotation of
Board members, the Acadsmy
collectively thanks David Gwinn,
Charles E. Mather III, Frank R.
Veale and Grahame Wood for
their dedication and constrljctive
help as Board Members and
welcomes them to their nsw
status on the Advisory Board.
• While serving the handicapped
has historically ~ been an interest
of the Academy, the Board has
endorsed the expansion of speci al
tours , wheelchair patient conveniences and even interpretive
tours for deaf visitors and studen ts.
• A prime support to the overall
efforts was made by the Glenmede
Trust whose generous financial
aid enabled us to complete
restoration work on the building,
plus additional building renovations. It also enables us to furnish
museum galleries with benches,
chairs, and guard stools. The
library will be able to add glass
doors and much needed storage
cabinet shelving and furnitur e.
e The TV program " Philad elphia:
Art Past/Art Prologue" , for which
our own Director Richard J. Boyle
was on-camera host, premiered
on WCAU-TV on December 26,
1978. The film effectively traces
the development of Philadelphia
as a major art center in the United
States in which the role of the
Pennsylvania Academy is prominently featured .
• In honoring the great Charles
Willson Peale, the motivating
genius behind the creation of
the Academy , the Board of
Trustees created the Charles '
Willson Peale Society, composed
of individuals who subscribe
$1 ,000 or more per year in
unrestricted funds. The purpose
of the Society is to bring together
a formally recognized, sophisticated an d special group of
individuals dedicated to preserving, promoting and teaching the
fine arts in America.
• The restructuring of our organizational re~ ponsibiliti e s and the
engagement of our new auditors,
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, enabled
the Academy to look to the future
with great fiscal confidence.
To be repetitive . the Ac ademy
is young and still growing thanks
to its outstanding student body,
its incomparable collection, the
distinguished staff and, most
importantly , to those who help
us to accomplish our objectives.
HENRY S. McNEIL.
President
9
REPORT
OF THE
.DIRECTOR
'In 1977, I reported on the completion of the renovation in the storage
vaults and offices in the basement
area and the auditorium in the
Broad and Cherry building, and the
new sculpture workshop adjacent
to the Peal8 House on Chestnut
Street. With the termination of the
work in the basement area, the
remainder of the Academy's collection was returned to the building
from Quaker Storage Company by
March 1978 and the major portion
of the restoration, begun in 1974,
was finished. By December 1978,
the Centennial Fund (the fund to
finance the restoration) was abolished and all debts in connection
with the restoration were liquidated.
Yet there were aspects of the
renovation left unfinished; some
additional construction in the
School library, for example, the
cleaning and sealing of the exterior
and the purchase of more benches
and chairs for the comfort of our
visitors. To accomplish these final
touches we received a generous
grant in December from a private
foundation and with those funds
we are exploring the possibility of
individual chairs which the visitor
can move around in order to view
a work of art with more convenience.
This was a convenience that had
been provided by the original
architect, Frank Furness, when the
Broad ahd Cherry building opened
in 1876. The work outlined should
be completed before 1979 ends
Richard J. Boyle presents the Furness Award for Distinction in Architecture to
Mrs. Louis I. Kahn . in honor of Louis I. Kahn, at the opening of the
exhibition, Travel Sketches of Louis Kahn
10
and the restoration of our National
Landmark building, five years in
process, will be complete.
The number of problems attendant
upon the restoration have been
many, varied and time-consumingand they are mostly behind us.
Because we will be providing new
benches and chairs does not mean
we are going to sit still . The time
is at hand when a full and deep
consideration of the Academy's
programs is necessary and mandatory. The Pennsylvania Academy
is not about a building-as beautiful
as that building is-but is about
programs and the people who
run them.
Initial steps were taken in 1978 by
Ephraim Weinberg, the Dean of the
School, to study the possibilities
of accreditation by the National
Association of Schools of Art.
Accreditation would make available
government financial assistance for
the Academy's students, which
in turn and in addition to the
Academy's own financial aid
program, would give us a wider
choice of well-qualified students,
some of whom could not afford to
enroll. The Academy School had
heretofore resisted this step fearing
that it meant damaging changes
to the profile and programs of the
School. We were, however, assured
that such changes would not be
necessary to the accreditation
process; therefore that process was
begun . Another .h ighlight from the
School's program was the institution
of faculty-sponsored exhibitions in
the Peale House Galleries which
became available when the Peale
House exhibitions of contemporary
artists were moved to the Morris
Gallery at Broad and Cherry
Streets.
Richard J. Boyle, "on location", shooting the WCAU-TV Special (CBS) Philadelphia: Art Past/Art Prologue
Program highlights in the Academy's
Museum Galleries at Broad and
Cherry include an exhibition of
recent acquisitions, the opening of
the Travel Sketches of Louis I. Kahn
at which the Academy's Furness
award for distinction in architecture
was given to Esther Kahn in honor
of Louis Kahn . The Kahn exhibition
is traveling throughout the United
States and, as of this writing, possibilities of sending it to Japan are
being eiplored. A major event of
this year, however, was the organization of an exhibition Contemporary
Drawings: Philadelphia which the
Academy's curator, Frank H.
Goodyear, Jr. organized in collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum
of Art. This was the first time our
two institutions had cooperated
in that way, and we hope to pursue
cooperative projects in the future.
of the personnel and financial
structure of the Academy continues,
and this report, covering sixteen
months, is an example of change
from a fiscal to a calendar year
which will begin January 1, 1979
and for which an interim budget
of four months (September to
December 1979) had been prepared .
At the same time the budget for
1979 has been put in process with
the help of our new auditors,
Deloitte, Haskins 'and Sells. A Staff
Personnel Committee has been
formed, responsible to the Director,
to ascertain and codify job
descriptions,. and the writing of a
Personnel / Policy manual has begun.
A statement of accessibility for the
handicapped was drawn up by the
Head of the Education Department,
Elizabeth Kolowrat and was pre sented to the Board in December.
Exhibitions, whether in the School or
Museum, are the visible portion of
the Academy's function. We are
also working on the structure of the
institution, the underpinnings, so
to speak, which I mentioned in my
1977 report. The re-organization
These projects, although not visible,
are nevertheless extremely important,
important in not only meeting
current and future needs, but as
the underpinning of the Academy's
visible programs. Important also
is the quality of the Staff on whom
the programs depend, and we are
constantly seeking the best-qualified
staff persons available. In the
course of the year there has been
a considerable turn-over and
the following new people have joined
the organization: Susan Rappaport
as Public Information Officer,
replacing Mary Lou Boardman
who resigned last summer;
Melinda McGough as Assistant
Registrar, replacing Pamela La
Jeunesse, and Ann Friedman as
part-time coordinator of the Morris
Gallery Exhibitions. Finally,
Elizabeth Bailey, the Academy's
Registrar, resigned in September
and she was replaced by Janice
Stanland who starts in January.
Although mention of the Staff is
the last item in this report, they
are by no means least. Good
programs mean good people and
the Pennsylvania Academy is
fortunate indeed to be blessed
with both.
RICHARD J. BOYLE
Director
11
REPORT
OF THE
CURATOR
The past year was one in which the
curator's office, with the guidance
of the Committee on Collections and
Exhibitions under the able chairmanship of Charles E. Mather III,
and the Acac,Jemy's staff, continued
to bring definition to the programs
and responsibilities of the
Academy's museUm. We hope that
the fruits of such definition will not
only assure the primacy of the
Academy in the American arts,
but will serve the fullest needs of
the immediate Academy community
and Philadelphia at large.
The Academy's 1977-78 exhibition
program reflected not only the
Academy's unique historic position
in the arts in Philadelphia but,
most important, its growing commitment to the artists of Philadelphia
and contemporary American art. Its
exhibitions paid homage to its
great permanent collections in 3f50
Masterpieces of American Art and
to recent additions to these collections in The Last 3 Years:
A Selection of Recent Acquisitions.
They also focused on the relatively
unknown private travel sketches
of the .Iate, eminent Philadelphia
9fchitect Louis Kahn in the exhibition
The Travel Sketches of Louis I. Kahn.
In recognizing this work, the
Academy paid its respects to a
former student and Trustee as well
as one of the most profound and
influential architects of the 20th
century. The success of this exhibition was the result of the tremendous
help provided us by Esther I.
Kahn, by Dr. Vincent Scully and
William G. Holman, who collaborated
on the exhibition's catalogue, and
by the Selection Committee for
the Exhibition. This exhibition was
subsequently seen at the Kimbell
Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, The
12
Curator Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Ann
Percy, Philadelphia Museum of Art, greet guests at their joint exhibition
Drawing Center, New York City,
the American Institute of Architects
Foundation , Washington , D. C.,
Museum of Art, University of Oregon
at Eugene and the Columbus Gallery
of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio.
The Academy's principal contemporary exhibitions for 1977-78 were
8 Contemporary American Realists:
Janet Fish, Philip Pearlstein, Alfred
Leslie, Neil Welliver, Stephen Posen,
Sidney Goodman, Duane Hanson
and Joseph Raffael, w.hich traveled
to the North Carolina Museum
of Art, Raleigh, and Contemporary
Drawings: Philadelphia. The
latter, an ex hibition jointly sponsored
with the Philadelphia Museum
of Art, included the work of
fifty-two artists. Both of these
exhibitions were enthusiastically
received and help to confirm the
feeling that the Academy should
involve itse lf with more contemporary
shows. The Academy is particularly
thankful to the National Endowment
for the Arts for its support of
8 Contemporary American Realists
and the Pennsylvan ia Council on the
Arts for its sup port of Contemporary
Drawings: Philadelphia.
This past year the Morris Gallery
exhibitions featured the work of
five Philadelphia artists: John
Dowell, Phil Simkin, Martha Mayer
Erlebacher, Harold Jacobs and
Richard Cramer. These exhibitions
were transferred from the
Peale House this year in order
to consolidate the Academy's
exhibition program and to expose
visitors at Broad and Cherry Streets
to a greater range of contemporary
art. We are particularly grateful
to the members of the Morris
Gallery Committee for their hard
work in selecting the artists for
these exhibitions.
As I have reported in the past, the
conservation of works of art is an
ongoing and vital responsibility of
museums, not the least the
Academy, the proprietor of a national
legacy. Fortunately, through the
continued generosity of Mr. and
Mrs. Bertram L. O'Neill, the Academy
has an active painting conservation
program directed by Jo seph
Amarotico. In addition to its painting
conservation program, just' this
year an ambitious pro gram to
conserve a major portion of the
Academy 's sculpture collection was
initiated with the aid of a matching
grant from the National Endowment
for the Arts. Over the nsxt two
years, approximately sixty-five
works in bronze , wood, terra cotta,
plaster and marble will be conserved
by Virginia Naude, consultant
sculpture conservator, and her
assistants Brent Hile and Jennifer
Dinsmore. It is hoped that as a
conclusion to this project a scholarly
catalogue, discussing the specific
conservation problems and treatments of each piece, will be
published in conjunction with an
Arranging Phil Simkin's Morris Gallery exhibition, To a Fault . ..
exhibition on the Academy's
sculpture collection.
The year was also marked by some
notable acquisitions, which are
listed in their entirety on the following
pages. The most important addition
to the collection came in the David
J. Grossman bequest, which
included seven works by Horace
Pippin and three by Franklin Watkins.
In addition, the Academy acquired
major works by Robert Motherwell,
Edwin Dickinson, John Sloan, Arthur
B. Carles, Jervis McEntee and a
partial ' interest in a Winslow Homer
watercolor, the first Homer watercolor to enter the col!ection!
I would particularly like to thank
the donors who made these
acquisitions possible: the Sponsors
of the Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque , Helen Farr Sloan, Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel W. Dietrich,1I and
the Daniel W. Dietrich Foundation,
Marion B. Stroud and Mrs. John
Wintersteen.
Finally, I would like to thank the
museum staff for their able, enthusiastic assistance in making the
year a productive one, ane! especially
acknowledge the able work of my
assistant, Betty Romanella. And for
their tireless efforts, we owe thanks
to Roman Tybinko, Preparator,
and his crew, Ann Friedman, coordinator, Morris Gallery exhibitions,
Betsy Kolowrat and our docents,
Janice Stanland, Registrar, and
Melinda McGough, Assistant
Registrar. It is their commitment to
excellence that assures the
Academy's future.
FRANK H. GOODYEAR, Jr.
Curator
13
ACQUISITIONS
Septem,b er 1, 1977 to December 31, 197£;1
EL CARIBE I, 1977
Crayon on navigational chart
by Rafael Ferrer
Purchased with funds from
the National Endowment for the Arts and
the Contemporary Arts Purchase Fund
ANDRE'S BALLOON, 1928
Oil on canvas
by Edwin Dickinson
Purchased with funds from
th e National Endowment for the Arts,
Sponsors ·of the Fine Arts Ball
and Discotheque and the
Daniel W. Dietrich Foundation
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE
FINE ARTS FOURTH ANNUAL
PHILADELPHIA WATERCOLOR
EXHIBITION, 1907
Pencil on Conte Paper
by Violet Oakley
Purchased with funds from the
Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque
Courtesy of
PAFA Women's Committee
THE RUINS OF CAESAR'S PALACE
Oil on canvas
by Jervis McEntee
Purchased with funds from the
Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque
Courtesy of
P.A.FA Women's Committee
14
BLACK IN HIDING, 1976
Acrylic and paper on canvas
by Robert Motherwell
Purchased with funds from
the National Endowment for the Arts
and Sponsors of the Fine Arts
Ball and Discotheque
CORNER OF THE STUDIO
Oil on canvas
by Arthur B Carles
Gift of
Dr. and Mrs. David Wood
COXCOMB
Oil on canvas
by Georgia O'Keeffe
Partial gift of
Mrs. John Wintersteen
GIANT DAFFODILS, 1940
Oil on canvas board, 12 x 16 inches
by Horace Pippin
Bequest of David J. Grossman in honor
of Mr. anq Mrs. Charles S. Grossman
and Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Speiser
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ACQUISITIONS
September 1,
irt77
to December 31,1978
/
TUMBLERS, 1936
Lithograph
by Rob e.rt Riggs
Gift of Drs. Marcia and Stephen
Silberstein
THE GOSSIPS
Oil on canvas
by Daniel Ridgway Knight
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moyer
in memory of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Allen B. Moyer
CARNIVAL RIDE
Pastel
by Edith Neff
Gift of Arnold Levit
UNTITLED, 1977
Silkscreen
by Fritz Scholder
Gift of the artist
SERENADE, c. 1943
Oil on canvas
by Walter Stuempfig
Gift of Mrs. R. Kirk Askew
.oIPTYCH-SPACE CAGE
Acrylic on canvas
by Edna Andrade
Gift of Mr. Howa rd Wolf
PORTRAIT SKETCH OF
FRANCIS SPEIGHT
Oil sketch
by Walter Stuempfig
Gift of Mr. Franci s Speight
TRAVIS COCHRAN, 1897
Oil on canvas
by Cecilia Beaux
Bequest of Fanny T. Cochran
HORACE TRAUBEL, 1916
Oil on canvas
by John Sloan
Gift of Helen Farr Sloan
BICENTENNIAL DAWN, 1976
Silkscreen / lithograph on metallic paper
by Louise Nevelson
Gift of Mr. and Mrs . Th eodore T. Newbold
GHOST DANCE SHIRT, 1977
Acrylic, charcoal and pencil on rag board
by James rtavard
Purchased with funds from the
H. J. Heinz" Charitable and Family Trust
PORTRAIT OF JOHN H. GIBBON, Jr.
AND HIS SISTER
MARJORIE YOUNG GIBBON, 1908
Oil on canvas
by Louise Lyons rteustis
Gift of Mr. and Mrs . Winthrop Battles
PRINCESS PARI ZADE BRINGING
HOME THE SINGING TREE , 1906
Oil on composition board
by Maxfield Parrish
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan
HOST, 1975
Acrvlic on canvas
by John J. H. Phillips
Gift of Mr. Frederick McBrien
F. JAY ST. JOHN, 1900
Bronze
by Samuel Murray
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nesbitt
STUDY FOR "THE OLD STAGE COACH"
Oil on canvas
bv Eastman Johnson
Parti al gift of Mrs. John Wintersteen
ASSISI, ITALY
Pencil on paper
by Louis I. Kahn
Gift of Mrs . Loui s I. Kahn
ABSTRACT, 1948-50
Pen and ink on paper
by Louis I. Kahn
Gift of Mrs . Lou is I. Kahn
HORACE TRAUBEL, c. 1916
Pencil on tracing pape r
by John Sloan
Gift of Helen Farr Sloan
ACADEMY STUDY OF A MAN
Plaster relief
by Emily Bishop
Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton
NUDE FORESHORTENED, 1945
Charcoa l on paper
by John Sloan
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Elzea
GREEN TREE LIBRARY POSTER, 1895
Woodcut
Color lithograph
by Henry McCarter
Academy Purchase
HOT SUMMER,
CITY APARTMENT, c. 1905
Charcoal on paper
by John Sloan
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Elzea
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Ghost Dance Shirt,
by James Havard , 1977
Portrait Sketch of Francis Speight,
by Walter Steumpfig
MOON LIGHTS, 1978
Casein on paper
by David Kettner
Purchased with funds from
the National Endowment for the Arts and
the Contemporary Arts Purchase Fund
WEST CHESTER COURT HOUSE, 1940
Oil on canvas board
by Horace Pippin
Bequest of David J. Grossman in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Grossman
and Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Speiser
AFTER A VISIT FROM
VIA AIR MAIL, 1977
Pencil, rubber stamp and black crayon
on Fabriano cotton paper
by Isaiah Zagar
Purchased with funds from
the National Endowment for the Arts and
the Contemporary Arts Purchase Fund
THE WARPED TABLE, 1940
Oil on canvas
by Horace Pippin
The Grossman Bequest
VENETIAN PALACE, 1883
Oil on canvas
by Frank L. Kirkpatrick
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Rubin
STILL LIFE
Oil on canvas
by Franklin Watkins
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy F. Larson
LE TRIOMPHE DE GALATHEE
Oil on canvas
by Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pen a
Gift of Mr. Ross Van Denbergh
UP THE GORGE, 1913
Oil on panel
by George Bellows
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Dietrich II
HUNTER AND MOUNTAINS, 1920
Oil on panel
by George Bellows
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Dietrich II
51 PRINTS, 37 ETCHINGS,
10 LITHOGRAPHS, 4 WOODCUTS
by Herbert Pullinger
Gift of Mr. Martin Snyder
PINK CYCLAMEN, 1941
Oil on canvas board
by Horace Pippin
The Grossman Bequest
Maple Sugaring,.
by Horace Pippin, 1941
MAPLE SUGARING, 1941
Oil on burn t wood panel
by Horace Pippin
The Grossman Bequest
ABE LINCOLN,
THE GOOD SAMARITAN, 1943
Oil on canvas
by Horace Pippin
The Grossman Bequest
THE MOOSE (taken from the
Monarch of the Glen), 1945
Oil on canvas
by Horace Pippin
The Grossman Bequest
STILL LIFE: CLASSICAL HEAD, CAT
AND CHINA PARROT, 1960
Oil on canvas
by Franklin Watkins
The Grossman Bequest
STILL LIFE: RED FLOWERS, 1960
Oil on canvas
by Franklin Watkins
The Grossman Bequest
NORTH ROAD, BERMUDA, 1900
Watercolor
by Winslow Homer
Partial gift of Mrs. John Wintersteen
ANGEL DESCENDING
Oil on canvas
by Franklin Watkins
The Grossman B.equest
MISS CONSTANCE BIDDLE
Oil on canvas
by John Lambert
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Gates Lloyd
PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Oil on canvas
Unknown (American, 18th century)
The Grossman Bequest
Miss Constance Biddle,
by John Lambert
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LOANS FROM
THE ACADEMY MUSEUM
October, 1977:
United States Embassy-Paris
The Honorable Arthur B. Hartmann
Ambassador
AN ACTRESS AS CLEOPATRA
Arthur B. Carles
MORNING AMONG THE HILLS
Thomas Doughty
ANDREW JACKSON
Ralph Earl
MOTHER AND SON
Daniel Garber "
LAKE WILLOUGHBY
Edmund D. Lewis
BELL BUOY, NEWPORT, R. I.
William Trost Richards
COMTE CONSTANTIN F. VOLNEY
Gilbert Stuart
MARY McKEAN HOFFMAN
Thomas Sully
January, 1978:
Colonial Dames-Lemon Hili
HENRY PRATT
Henry Inman
Germantown Historical Society '
COLONEL ISAAC FRANKS
Gilbert Stuart
United States Embassy-London
The Honorable Kingman Brewster
Ambassador
ST. JAMES PARK, LONDON
Daniel Garber
LORD MACAULAY
Henry Inman
ELIZABETH JACKSON
Thomas Sully
Wharton Esherlck Museum
DARLING
(Wood)
Wharton Esherick
TWIN TWIST
(Wood)
Wharton Esherick
The Philadelphia Club
STILL LIFE WITH BIRDCAGE
Franklin Watkins
SUMMER SCENE
Franklin Watkins
Long Term Loans:
American Institute of Architecture
Washington, D. C.
JAMES MADISON
Unknown (after Stuart)
WASHINGTON FAMILY
Unknown (after Savage)
Academy of Music
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
Arthur B. Carles
Atwater Kent Museum
HENRY CLAY
Rembrandt Peale
STEPHEN DECATUR
John Trumbull
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Unknown
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Unknown
Cllveden
CHEW HOUSE, GERMANTOWN'
Russell Smith
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Executive Mansion-Harrisburg
CARNIVAL OF SAILS
Balcolm Greene
PEOPLE
Guy Pene DuBois
STREET SCENE
Robert Gwathmey
CAT'S CRADLE IN BLUE
Ben Shahn
MOROCCAN GOAT
(Stone)
Nathaniel Choate
GOAT IN STAKES
(Bronze)
Jack Zajac
20 PASTELS
Hobson Pittman
THE HEX SIGN
.Henry Peacock
WINTER IN IPSWICH
Theodore Wendel
HOLIDAYS
Howard E. Giles
Rittenhouse Club
BOUNDARIES
Kenneth Bates
IN THE VALLEY
Ro ss E. Braught
PARKWAY
Gertrude Capolino
MRS . SMITH IN HER
ROCKING CHAIR
Nancy M. Ferguson
THE CRIMSON RAMBLER
by Philip Hale
On loan to the White House
Washington D. C.
WEST RIVER , VERMONT
Aldro T. Hibbard
SUNS HINE ON ST. IVES
Hayley Lever
CIRCUS
(F.) E. McMurtrie
LANDSCAPE
Myer Waltman
NEWS FROM THE MAINLAND
Andrew Winter
Powel House
MRS. RICHARD PETERS
Gilbert Stuart
SELF-PORTRAIT
Angelica Kauffman
The White House
ON THE SUSQUEHANNA
Thomas Doughty
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN:
David Martin
CONESTOGA CREEK AND LANCASTER
Jacob Eichholtz
THE SKATERS
Gari Melchers
SUN IN SUMMER
Daniel Garber
AT THE BEACH
William Glackens
THE CRIMSON RAMBLER
Philip Hale
MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE
Charles B. King
FRANKLIN PIERCE
J. R. Lambdin
NEW HOPE
Ed ward Redfield
LATE AFTERNOON
Francis Speight
DOLLEY MADISON
Gilbert Stuart
ON THE OHIO RIVER
Alexander H. Wyant
Racquet Club
THE QUARRY
Daniel Garber
NOVEMBER AFTERNOOON
Henry B. Pancoast, Jr.
PENNSY TRAIN SHED
Morri s Pancoast
ROCKY BEACH
Marianna Sloan
BLUE GULF STREAM
Frederick J. Waugh
Unh'erslty of Pennsylvania
KING LOUIS XIV
(Wood relief)
J. W. Fo sd ick
Independence National Historical Park
ELIZABETH LEIGH WHITE
Sir G. Kneller
WILLIAM WHITE
Sir G. Knell er
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
SUMM ER LANDSCAPE
George Bensell
AUTUMN LANDSCAPE
George Bensell
FLOWERS
Simon Saint-Jean
STILL LIFE
Johann Pryor
Mother and Son,
Daniel Garber
On loan to the United States Embassy
Paris , France
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MUSEUM EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR
THE YEAR 1978
DOCENTS
This spring the Education Department will complete its third year of
providing a full range of interpretive
services for Academy visitors.
During the 1978 calendar year
PAFA 's volunteer docents gave 70
museum lessons for a total of
1050 school children and 90 docents
contributed 400 working hours
to maintain a regular schedule
of tours for drop-in visitors. The
present volunteer staff iJ1as the
capac ity to double this work
output in 1979.
All graduates of the docent training
program are committed to give
up to four museum tours per month;
and in addition to continue their
training by means of frequent
briefings , lectures and trips to other
museums. In 1978, preparation
for five major exhibitions involved
a corresponding number of docent
briefings and uncounted numbers
of individual stud y hours. Tou rs of
the Seco nd Empire Show and the
Eakins Collection at the Phil ade lphia
Museum of Art provided a new
perspective on the art and taste
of the late 19th century.
This yea r PAFA docents also
traveled to Trenton to see an
exhibition of early 20th century
American painting and photography
at the New Jersey State Museum;
to Newark for a tour of the Newark
Museum and Ballantine House
(a restored Victorian mansion); and
to Washington on a two-day
excursion featuring special tours of
the capitol building, the White
House, State Department and five
museums. All docent activities
function on a pay-as-you-go basis.
The Academy hosted a "thank you"
luncheon party at the Peale Club
in June.
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Director of Museum Education , Elizabeth Kolowrat and fri ends
INTERNS
Museum interns in the Education
Department this year were Barbara
Nevaril , from Temple University 's
American Studies program , and
Elizabeth Crawford , from Swa rth more High School 's work/ study
program. Each intern completed a
rBsearch project and two essays
on Academy themes while assisting
in the education office one day
a week in order to earn a full
semester's academic credit from
her schoo l. After graduating from
Templ e, Barbara found an exciting
full-time job in the division of
interp retation at Valley Forg e
National Park; she continues to
guide at the Academy on her day
off. Liz qualified for early graduation from high school and has
been admitted to Barnard College.
SCHOOL PROGRAMS
The Education Department has had
marked success with its TRIAD
program for elementary and midd le
school children . TRIAD consists
of a classroom slide show, a
"theme" tour of the Academy, and
followup work for the class to do in
school. Using the building and
the collection as a focus for TRIAD's
structured lessons in history and
art has increased our annual number
of school class tours by 50 percent.
A second school program called
Museum Learning was devised this
year by docent Deborah Hummer
as a result of her experiences at the
Academy with inner city Junior
High classes. Through her efforts
a pilot project for the program was
approved by the Action / Motivation
Director of the Philadelphia School
District and funded by the Junior
League. With the enthusiastic
endorsement of Action / Motivation,
the opportunity to participate in
Museum Learning is now offered to
30 inner city schools.
VISITOR RESPONSE
It's nice to be thanked for doing a
job you enjoy; PAFA docents often
receive this kind of reward - by
letter, in the visitor's book, and in
person. But sometimes there
is a word of thanks that is really
special, like the one which came
from a 7th grader who wrote:
"I just wanted to say thank you,
and thank Frank Furness for me."
ELIZABETH KOLOWRAT
Director of Museum Education
VOLUNTEER DOCENTS OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE
FINE ARTS
Susan Behrend
Ann Bosworth
Jay Byrne
Ann Chaffe
Virginia Coslett
Jane Cratsley
Valerie Cutler
Lee DeWitt
Mary Epstein
Sandra Gittis
Deborah Hummer
Irma Jelinek
Ana Marie Keene
Henrietta Landis
Sylvia Lieberman
Jeanne McAlpine
Judy McCarthy
Alice McGovern
Florence Marder
Barbara Nevaril
Janice Page
Ruth Preucel
Henriette Rogers
Lois Rosenau
Hortense Steinberg
Students from Ridley Township Schools visit the Academy with Docent Henrietta Landis
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REPORT OF
THE DEAN OF
THE SCHOOLS
The faculty, staff and administration
of the school used the Spring and
Fall semesters of 1978 to prepare
a self-study in anticipation of the
first review of the School by the
National Association of Schools of
Art. A preliminary report of the
NASA evaluation team expressed
confidence that we will continue
to marshall the resources necessary
to meet our objective of helping
students to develop the confidence,
skills and commitment to behave
as practicing fine artists in the areas
of painting , sculpture and
print making.
Baker received an Honorable
Mention.
The Lewis S. Ware Memorial
Traveling Scholarship, first awarded
. in 1938 and this year in the amount
of $2300, plus tuition, was given
to Loretta T. Moss man .
J. Henry Schiedt . Memorial Traveling
Scholarships were awarded to
Kathleen A. Bruce, Douglas Elliot,
Dennis Gillespie, Penelope Harris,
Raquel Montilla-Higgins, Cathleen
M. Hughes and Carla Pagliaro.
An Honorable Mention was received
by Christopher Imhoff. First
awarded in 1949, Schiedt Scholarships were in the amount of $2300
for 1978 and were to be used
anytime within ' twenty-eight months.
The Schiedt Scholarships provide
for travel wherever the recipients
may choose.
Academy students from 13 countries
The 76th Commencement and
Awards Presentation was held
in the Academy auditorium.
President Henry S. McNeil gave
the opening address. Peter
Solmssen, Advisor on the Arts
of the international Communications
Agency was the principal speaker.
13 European Traveling Scholarships
and 39 additional prizes totaling
$46,400 were awarded to students.
The Philadelphi a Mayor's Award
was prese nted by Mayor Frank
L. Rizzo to William Gannotta. The
Governor's Award was presented
by Lawrence Hockendoner, Special
Assistant to the Governer, to
Georgette Veeder.
Cresson Memorial Traveling Scholarships were presented to Ock Jin
Hyon, Carl R. Jones, Koji Kawai,
Fernando Oliviera and Daniel R.
Reiser. First awarded in 1902, this
year's Cresson Scholarships were
in the amount of $3700 each.
The prize requires travel in Europe,
followed by another year of
study at the Academy. Cresson
Special Commendations, or full
tuition for one year, were presented
to William P. Scott, Deidre E. Skapik,
and Harvey Weinrich . Jennifer L.
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Dea n of the Schools, Ephraim Weinberg chats with PAFA Instructor Lizabeth Marder
School of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts cast drawing class
and 26 states were registered
confirming the position of the
Schools of the Academy as an
international and national center
for study in the visual arts.
In September 1978, the Academy
completed a matching grant from
the Ford Foundation to be used for
Faculty sabbatical leaves. The fund
presently totals over $200,000.
I
During the Fall 1978 semester,
Sidney Goodman became a member
of the Faculty. Marshall Glasier
resigned for reasons of health
after serving ten years as an
instructor in drawing and Jill
Rupinski was appointed Assistant
to the Dean.
Faculty members having one-man
shows in 1978 were: Blackburn,
Ewing, Goodman, Kamihira, Omwake, Osborne, Pearson, Samuelson,
Kimsou, Sloan and Weidner.
David Slivka was awarded a Tiffany
Grant and completed a commission
for Rutgers University. A retrospective exhibition is planned for
Faculty member Will Barnet at
the Neuberger Museum in New
York in 1980 and Joseph Amarotico,
faculty member and conservator,
has been restoring the Trumbull
paintings in tile Capital Rotunda
in Washington.
I have had the honor of representing
the Academy at meetings o.f The
Association of Schools of Art in
New York, to which I have been
elected to the Board of Managers,
the National Association of Arts
Administrators meeting in Atlanta
at which the Academy School was
cited for administrative excellence
by Professor Loveless of the
University of South Florida,
The National Art Education
Association in Hou ston and the
National Association of Schools
of Art in Chicago.
Our Alumni organization, The
Fellowship of the PAFA, and the
School have collaborated during
the year on lectures, a picnic and
a Saturday drawing class for
alumni, present students, faculty
and Philadelphia public schoo l art
teachers . Tish Byrne, our alumni
coordinator traveled to Texas to
meet distinguished Academy
graduates Chapman Kelley (creator
of the cover of this report) and
Ronald Thomason, Richard
Childers, Gilda Pervin and Larry
Van Haren . Our Third Annual
Alumni Open House was held
in December.
There will always be much to do
at the Academy to insure its vitality
as an institution of art education .
However, the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts is unique in its
tradition of regenerative progress.
We face a distinguished past and
a promising future.
EPHRAIM WEINBERG
Dean of the Schools
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REPORT
OF THE
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
On reviewing the minutes of the
Women's Committee for the past
year, in order to write this Annual
Report, I begin to question the sanity
of our hard-working and enormously
capable members. This question
arises only on the basis of the
amount of work that they have
undertaken during the course of the
last year and their unflagging efforts
on behalf of our Academy.
Of first importance among our
efforts must be the brilliantly successful Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque held last May under
the leadership of Mrs. Harry
Neilson and her commitee. The
significance of the party where the
image of the Academy is concerned
cannot be overestimated, and the
Women 's Committee is proud to
have been part of that glamorous
project.
Safaris" is important for the Academy
and is gratefully acknowledged by
the Women's Committee.
Mrs. Robert Preucel continued her
productive efforts in connection
with the concerts at the Academy
and provided five interesting performances, much enjoyed by
members of the Academy and
students.
Special mention should be made of
Mrs. James Cooke and Mrs. Nelson
Leidner whose knowledge of every
facet of the Academy's programs
benefits our activities, and also of
Mrs. Robert Thomas and Mrs. Ward
Hinkson whose infallible judgment
and artistic sense are of the greatest
help in all our projects.
We also salute Mrs. Albert M.
Greenfield, Jr. for the grand designs that issue from her creative
mind and thank Mrs. Ward Hinkson ,
Mrs. Harrison Thurman and Mrs .
James Sinkler for their unfailing
generosity.
A new project which was initiated
with enthusiasm by the Committee
was the Christmas party in honor
of the Academy membership.
Through the generosity of some
of our Committee, a beautifully
decorated tree was provided as
well as holiday punches, cookies
and the Irwin School Bel Canto
Choir. Special thanks go to Mr.
Dino for making us a present of
the liquor for the punches.
Our "Safaris" this year included
weekends in Montreal. Minneapolis,
Newport, Chicago and New Orleans
and day trips to Washington and
New York. These were well attended
and financially successful and we
must thank Mmes. Adamson, Behr,
Cooke, Eysmans, Greenfield, Hinkson, Schiffer and West for their
efforts on these projects.
Mrs. Harry West, Jr. and her
committee brought into being the
handsome publication "Seasons in
Art" and I cannot say too much
for her dedication to this creative
work. Special credit should be given
to Mrs. Lathrop Nelson in connection with this.
Mrs. Emory Eysmans planned an
exciting itinerary, both educational
and social, for the members of the
Detroit Museum of Art and of The
Los Angel.es County Museum who
visited Philadelphia during the year.
Her hard work on these "Reverse
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Actress Edie Adams sings for her supper at th e Fin e Arts Ball and Di scotheque
sponsored by the Penn sylvania Academy of the Fin e Arts Women's Committee
The grand Staircase .... in Spring ...
, .. and in Winter ...
One of our greatest pleasures during
the year is the lunch that we host
before each student opening at the
Peale House, and we are deeply
indebted to Mr. Jim Lulias for
his ability to provide substantial
meals at reasonable cost for these
occasions. I would also like to
commend Mrs. Harleston Wood and
Mrs. Evan Randolph for their constant efforts in connection with
the School and its students.
Our grateful thanks go to Mr. and
Mrs. Alan Mcilvain for the gift of
beautifully seasoned lumber with
which Steve Hammond made sixty
easels for the School, donated to
the students by the Women's
Committee.
Thi s year has seen the addition
of five capable young women to the
committee and we can look forward to banner years in the future.
It goes without saying that none
of these projects would reach fulfillment witho ut the enthusiastic
involvement of every member of
the Committee and in this respect
we are fortunate indeed.
It is interesting to note that we have
been able to help the Academy
in the following ways during the
course of the year:
MAY, 1978 - FEBRUARY 1, 1979
Accreditation Program ...... $ 768.00
Dinner before Kahn Opening.
·982.80
Alumni Parties (2) ....... . . .
396.21
Easels .... . ..... . . . .. .. . . 1,750.00
Care of Mia Wood's Plants . .
415.25
School-Student Aid . . .... . 10,500.00
Henry Hotz Fund (School) .. . 1,000.00
Air Conditioner ..... ...... .
399.00
Refurbishing Office ........ .
150.00
Christmas Party .......... .
835.00
Student Opening Lunches .. . 1,776.80
Grossman Bequest Opening .
266.70
Autograph Party and Lecture.
155.00
Proceeds from Women's
Committee Sponsors' Letters
for May, 1978 Ball ..... . . .. $61,000.00
MRS. GEORGE REATH
President
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
12 Months Ended August 31,1978
Report of the
Administrator
The Board of Trustees of The
Pennsylvania Academy of The
Fine Arts having decided to change
from a fiscal year ending August 31 st
to one ending December 31 st,
the following statements of operations
reflect such change in two steps:
(1) a report for the twelve months
ended August 31, 1978 and (2) a report for the four months ended
December 31,1978.
The School's combined tuition
revenue of $808,837 was insufficient
to cover its direct expenses of
$946,929. Similarly, the Museum's
and the Peale Club's direct revenues
fell short of their respective expenses.
Restricted funds (both from endowment income and outright grants)
provided $93,600 of scholarship
money to the School's students
during the sixteen months covered
by these statements.
The activiti"es for the combined
. sixteen-month period have resulted
in a net operating deficit of $35,813
due chiefly to inflationary pressures
on the cost of operations not being
offset by corresponding increases in
unrestricted revenues.
In the ordinary way, such direct
revenues usually fall short of meeting
their related program costs. If the
Academy is to overcome these
deficits, general income from
investments, memberships and
unrestricted contributions will have
to be the areas of increased support.
HARVEY GOLD
Administrator
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Investment Income
$
255,000
Tuition and Other School Income
541,054
Memberships
185,909
City Appropriation
100,000
Museum Admissions, Store Sales and Mi sce llaneou s
155,705
52,401
Contributions, Gifts and Grants
266,235
Peale Club
Total Operating Revenue
Administration
$ 1,556,304
$
481,403
Museum
404,574
School
645,794
Peale Club and Other
282,795
Total Operating Expenses
Excess (Deficiency) of Operating Revenue Over Expense
$ 1,814,566
$ ( 258,262)
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
4 Months Ended December 31, 1978
Investment Income
$
Tuition and Other School Income
267,783
Memberships
65,675
City Appropriation
100,000
Museum Admissions, Store Sales and Miscellaneous
62,981
Contributions, Gifts and Grants
338,130
Peale Club
Total Operating Revenue
Administration
109,006
87,743
.$ 1,031,318
$
215,144
Museum
195,494
School
301,135
Peale Club' and Other
Total Operating Expenses
Excess/ (Deficiency) of Operating Revenue Over Expense
97,096
$
808,869
$
222,449
Copies of financial statements
audited by an independent
accounting firm are available
from the Administrator's office,
1811 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,
Pa. 19103, on request.
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A Gallery Talk
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STAFF
Office of the Director
Richard J. Boyle,
Director
Marcela de Keyser,
Assistant to the Director
Office of the
Administrator
Harvey Gold,
Administrator
(effective March 5, 1979)
Robert Stubbs,
Administrator
(resigned March '31, 1979)
Marian E. Kirwin,
Assistant to the Administrator
Dominick Barrett,
Chief Engineer
Claire Barrile,
Cashier
Craig Blake,
Engineering Assistant
George Burger,
Museum Guard
Rita P. Damiano,
Comptroller
Judith Flom,
Museum Maintenance
Riley Floyde,
Museum Guard
John B. Gallen,
Museum Guard
Paul Hagan
Chief of Security
Stephen Hammond,
Assistant Engineer
Clay Johnson ,
Museum Maintenance
Frederick Kelley,
Museum Shop Manager
Joseph Lehman,
Museum Guard
Stephania Lestier,
Museum Shop Assistant
John F. Looney,
Museum Guard
William J. Loughnane,
Museum Guard
William R. Maguire,
Museum G.uard
Nora Murray,
Cloakroom Attendant
Joseph Pacifico,
Museum Guard
Peter Reitano,
Engineering Assistant
Judith Schneider,
Assistant to Comptroller
T. Rosalind Smart,
Receptionist
Joseph H. Smith,
Museum Guard
Francis P. St. Clair,
Museum Guard
Catherine Stover,
Archivist
William W. Zweifel,
Museum Guard
The Museum
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr.
Curator
Elizabeth A. Romanella,
Assistant to the Curator
Joseph Amarotico, .
Conservator
Ann Friedman,
Morris Gallery Coordinator
Robert A. Harman,
Rights and Reproductions
Elizabeth S. Kolowrat,
Museum Education Director
Melinda McGough,
Assistant Museum Registrar
Janice Stan land ,
Museum Registrar
Roman Tybinko,
Preparator
Office of Development, Membership
and Public Relations
Elaine C. Breslow,
Development, Membership and Public
Relations Director
(effective June 11, 1979)
Alva M. Meyers,
Development Consultant
(retired June, 1979)
Mary G. Hall ,
Assistant to the Development Director
Josephine Evans,
Membership Coordinator
Anna Mang,
Membership Secretary
Susan Rappaport,
Public Information Officer
Volunteers
Marcy Behr
Carol Biba
Susan Navarre
Counsel
Herbert S. Riband, Jr., Esq.
Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul
The School
Ephraim Weinberg ,
Dean
Blanche Moore,
Assistant to the Dean
Dorothy Armstrong,
Peale House Maintenance
William Bahmermann,
Maintenance and Security
Anthony Buczko,
Peale House Guard
Marietta Bushnell,
Librarian
Patricia Byrne,
Coordinator of Alumni Affairs and
School Development
Samuel Clark,
Peale House Maintenance
Edward Henderson,
Peale House Guard
Michael lacocca,
Peale House Guard
James J. Lulias,
Peale House Superintendent
Thomas Lulias,
Assistant to the
Peale House Superintendent
Myron Mitchel,
Peale House Guard
Patricia E. Moyer,
Assistant to the Registrar
Ed wa rd W. Poole, Jr.,
Peale House Guard
Richard S. Ranck,
School Registrar
Jill Rupinski;
Assistant to the Dean, Peale House
Barbara Tate,
School Store Manager
PAFA Faculty
Joseph Amarotico
Will Barnet
Morris Blackburn
John Bolles
Arthur DeCosta
Murray Dessner
Adolph Dioda
Tom Ewing
Marshall Glasier
Sidney Goodman
Paul Anthony Greenwood
Oliver Grimley
Robert Beverly Hale
John Hanlen
Alexander Hromych
Homer Johnson
Ben Kamihira
Karl O. Karhumaa
Jimmy C. Lueders
Lisabeth Marder
William Robert Martone
Daniel D. Miller
Edith Neff
William Omwake
Elizabeth Osborne
Peter Paone
Henry C. Pearson
Mavis Pusey
Seymour Remenick
-Bruce Samuelson
Franklin Shores
David Slivka
Loui s B. Sloan
Kimsou
Francis Speight
Roswell Weidner
Martha Zeit
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Morris Blackburn , 1902-1979